Knee and Leg Injury Compensation Payouts Qld: 6 Court Awards
These are Queensland court judgments where a knee or leg injury was the main injury, including knee injuries and lower leg fractures. They range from pedestrians and cyclists hit by cars to falls at work and a trip in a public park. The motor vehicle claims generally succeeded, while most of the public liability claims failed.
Where damages were awarded, lost earning capacity was usually the largest part, and general damages for the knee or leg itself were a modest share of the total.
This page lists 13 Queensland judgments where a knee or leg injury was the main injury. In 6 of them, decided between 2020 and 2026, the court assessed damages and the plaintiff recovered; across those, the median total award was $261,603.
- Median total damages
- $261,603
- Middle half of awards
- $124,457 - $824,647
- Full range
- $104,792 - $2,078,548
- Judgments with an award
- 6
Figures cover trials, damages assessments and substantive appeals where the court assessed damages and the plaintiff recovered. Recited settlement figures are excluded, as are cases marked out of aggregate statistics. The median is the middle award, so unlike an average it is not pulled up by a few very large awards. Every judgment is a different plaintiff with different injuries, so treat these as the observed spread in decided cases, not a prediction for any particular claim.
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Lawson v Munns & Insurance Commission of Western Australia
[2026] QDC 52 Damages assessment
Liability was admitted; the dispute concerned quantum only. The court accepted the plaintiff suffered ongoing left leg symptoms (pain, limp and quad wasting) caused by the fibula fracture… |
Manager | Knee / lower leg, Left lower limb, Left knee | MAIA | 32 | $173,659 |
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Eyles v Sydney Skydivers Pty Ltd
[2026] QCA 53 Appeal
The appeal was dismissed. The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's finding that the plaintiff's leg injury was caused by his own incorrect landing technique rather than… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Knee / lower leg, Right leg | PIPA Public Liability | - | $0 |
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Lockhart v Bartholomai & Anor
[2025] QDC 202 Trial
The court entered judgment for the defendants and dismissed the claim, finding the plaintiff failed to establish that the duty of care was breached because there was no… |
Retired | Knee / lower leg, Right knee, Right lower leg/ankle (peroneal nerve) +1 | PIPA Public Liability | 73 | $0 |
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Ruvuta v Jaderberg & Anor
[2024] QDC 107 Trial
The court found that the plaintiff suffered a right meniscal tear in the car accident, later aggravated (but not newly caused) at a social soccer game. Liability was… |
Student | Knee / lower leg, Right knee, Right hip +3 | MAIA | 21 | $124,457 |
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Welsh v Biggin Pty Ltd (No 2)
[2023] QSC 211 Trial
Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $824,647.48. The court found the defendant employer breached its duty of care by failing to assess and instruct against the… |
Labourer | Knee / lower leg, Right knee/quadriceps, Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | ~45 | $824,647 |
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Townsville City Council v Hodges
[2023] QCA 136 Appeal
The Court of Appeal allowed the Council's appeal, set aside the trial judgment and dismissed Ms Hodges' claim. The hole was shallow and so highly concealed that reasonable… |
Not stated | Knee / lower leg, Left knee, Left ankle | PIPA Public Liability | 55 | $0 |
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Roche Legal, Queensland Personal Injury Quantum Database (Web Database, 2026) <https://rochelegal.com.au/quantum-database/>
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