Queensland Personal Injury Judgments, Lumbar / thoracic spine injuries
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.
This page lists 21 Queensland judgments (2022-2026) where a lumbar / thoracic spine injury was the dominant injury. In 11 of them the court assessed damages and the plaintiff recovered; across those, the median total award was $490,429.
- Median total damages
- $490,429
- Middle half of awards
- $55,505 - $781,082
- Full range
- $15,320 - $1,634,419
- Judgments with an award
- 11
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. 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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Workcover Queensland v CRG Harvesting Pty Ltd
[2026] QCA 124 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed WorkCover Queensland's appeal, upholding the primary judge's findings that Carlo Germanotta was a 'worker' under the WCRA (employed under a contract of employment,… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Thoracic spine +8 | WCRA Common Law | 45 | - |
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Hunter v Alliance Airlines Pty Limited
[2026] QSC 140 Trial
The court found Alliance liable for breach of its employer's duty of care for failing to provide specific training and a system of monitoring for the safe pulling… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Lumbar / thoracic spine | WCRA Common Law | ~29 | $602,068 |
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Ardis-Phasey v Neal & Anor
[2026] QDC 25 Trial
The court assessed damages for a young plaintiff injured at age 14 in a car accident who suffered a chronic lower back injury, with liability admitted. Judgment was… |
Sales Worker | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Lower back, Cheek/face | MAIA | 14 | $182,800 |
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Goldthorpe v HJS Store Pty Limited
[2025] QDC 209 Trial
The plaintiff's claim was dismissed: the court found Harvey Norman had not breached its duty of care by providing a standard heavy-duty trolley and a medically cleared co-worker.… |
Labourer | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Thoracic spine | WCRA Common Law | ~54 | $0 |
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Singleton v Direct Personnel Services Pty Ltd & Anor
[2025] QSC 259 Trial
The court found both defendants negligent and entered judgment for the plaintiff against the labour-hire employer (DPS) for $433,056.28 and against the host employer (MT) for $490,429.05, apportioning… |
Labourer | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Psychiatric | Hybrid (WCRA + PIPA) | 34 | $490,429 |
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Germanotta v CRG Harvesting Pty Ltd
[2025] QSC 329 Trial
Judgment was entered for the plaintiff against CRG Harvesting for $1,299,113.33. The court found the plaintiff was a 'worker' under the WCRA, rejecting WorkCover's contentions that he was… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Thoracic spine +8 | WCRA Common Law | 45 | $1,299,113 |
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