Queensland Personal Injury Quantum Database
A structured database of Queensland personal injury court judgments. Search and filter by claim type, court, body region, occupation, plaintiff outcome, key legal issues, and more. Built from public judgments by Roche Legal for practitioners and prospective claimants.
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| Case | Occupation category | Injury category | Claim type | Age at injury | Damages |
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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 spine, Psychiatric | Hybrid (WCRA + PIPA) | 34 | $490,429 |
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Stewart v Metro North Hospital and Health Service
[2025] HCA 34 Appeal
The High Court allowed Mr Stewart's appeal, holding that the trial judge and Court of Appeal had applied the wrong test for reasonableness by balancing only health benefits… |
Not stated | Brain / head, Head, Abdomen / pelvis +4 | PIPA Medical Negligence | 63 | $5,883,689 |
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Sutton v Hunter & Anor
[2022] QCA 208 Appeal
The Court of Appeal allowed the plaintiff's appeal, finding the primary judge erred in concluding she would suffer no diminution in earning capacity after 2025. It substituted an… |
Homemaker | Psychiatric | MAIA | 43 | $543,988 |
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Trinet Ruth Wilson v Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
[2023] QSC 135 Trial
The court found the defendant hospital negligent in failing to instruct the plaintiff nurse not to participate in patient restraint and in the security officers' failure to call… |
Professional | Lumbar spine, Sacroiliac joint/pelvis, Psychiatric +1 | WCRA Common Law | ~39 | $1,634,419 |
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USM Events Pty Ltd v James
[2023] QCA 71 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed USM Events' appeal against the trial finding that it breached its duty of care by failing to erect barriers at the S-bend to… |
Professional | Brain / head, Head, Psychiatric | PIPA Public Liability | 51 | $1,062,351 |
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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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