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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Tyndall v Kestrel Coal Pty Ltd (No 3)
[2021] QSC 119 Trial
The court found Kestrel breached its duty of care by exposing the plaintiff to excessive vibration from prolonged loader operation, causing vibration induced white finger syndrome, and rejected… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Hand / wrist, Left hand/upper limb | WCRA Common Law | ~45 | $1,483,319 |
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Schokman v CCIG Investments Pty Ltd
[2021] QSC 120 Trial
The court found the employer owed a duty of care and that the risk of confrontation between roommates was foreseeable and not insignificant, but held the plaintiff failed… |
Manager | Psychiatric, Neurological (sleep disorder) | WCRA Common Law | ~25 | $0 |
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Robertson v State of Queensland & Anor
[2021] QCA 92 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed the nurse's appeal against the dismissal of her claim for psychiatric injury, holding the employer owed no duty to take reasonable care to… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 57 | $0 |
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Knight v CPSM Pty Ltd
[2021] QDC 3 Trial
The court dismissed the plaintiff's claim, finding she had not proven any breach of the employer's duty of care and, on the medical evidence accepted, had no ongoing… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Respiratory, Psychiatric (alleged) | WCRA Common Law | - | $0 |
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Giles v State of Queensland
[2020] QDC 332 Trial
The court found the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) was not negligent in its management of the plaintiff on the night of the fire, holding that adequate… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 56 | $0 |
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Walker v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd
[2020] QSC 329 Trial
The court found the employer negligent for failing to provide a safe system of work for accessing the roof and rejected the contributory negligence defence, finding the plaintiff's… |
Manager | Brain / head, Psychiatric, Cervical spine +2 | WCRA Common Law | 32 | $967,383 |
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