Queensland Personal Injury Judgments, WCRA Common Law
A structured database of Queensland personal injury court judgments. Search and filter by claim type, court, body region, plaintiff age, occupation, and outcome. Built from public judgments by Roche Legal for practitioners and prospective claimants.
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Johnson v Fraser Coast Regional Council
[2020] QDC 228 Trial
The court found that the plaintiff sustained a knee injury at work on 5 September 2014 caused by the defendant's failure to provide a safe system for covering… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Knee / lower leg | WCRA Common Law | ~43 | $349,548 |
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Robertson v State of Queensland
[2020] QDC 185 Trial
The court gave judgment for the defendants. It found the plaintiff was not bullied, badgered or mobbed (except possibly on two isolated occasions), that the defendants owed no… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | ~58 | $0 |
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Pearce v Prescare
[2020] QDC 149 Trial
The court assessed damages for an enrolled nurse who suffered a stress fracture of the left femur after stumbling at work. Liability was admitted; quantum was heavily discounted… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Hip | WCRA Common Law | 52 | $354,073 |
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Durkin v Ambrose Haulage Pty Ltd
[2020] QDC 97 Trial
The court entered judgment for the defendant. Jarro DCJ found the employer did not breach its duty of care, and that even if there had been a breach,… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Shoulder | WCRA Common Law | ~56 | $0 |
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Peebles v Work Cover Queensland
[2020] QSC 106 Trial
The court found the employer's admitted failure to provide a safe seat caused the plaintiff's disabling lumbar disc condition, rejecting the defendant's causation and pre-existing-condition case. A 50%… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | ~32 | $764,345 |
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Healy v Logan City Council
[2020] QDC 54 Trial
The claim was dismissed. The court found the Council had taken all reasonable precautions, including instructing the plaintiff not to stand on the slippery grandstand seats, and the… |
Labourer | Shoulder | WCRA Common Law | ~49 | $0 |
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