Queensland Personal Injury Quantum Database

The plaintiff's claim against the State for trespass, negligence, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office was dismissed in its entirety; the court found the police…

The court found that Mr Holman, as the Assured and Covered Person under the group accident insurance policy, was entitled to the temporary total disablement benefit paid by…

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…

Court of Appeal dismissed Mr Stewart's appeal seeking damages on the basis of independent living, finding no error in the primary judge's conclusion that enhanced care and therapy…

Liability admitted; the dispute was on quantum. The court assessed damages on the basis that the plaintiff would continue to reside in his aged care facility with enhanced…

The claim was dismissed. The court found no evidence that Dr Adams was negligent in performing the colonoscopy; splenic injury was accepted as a rare but recognised complication…