Queensland Personal Injury Quantum Database
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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| Case | Occupation category | Injury category | Claim type | Age at injury | Damages |
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Walker v State of Queensland
[2022] QDC 168 Damages assessment
Following the Court of Appeal's finding that the plaintiff was unlawfully detained by police for 63 minutes, the District Court assessed damages, including aggravated damages, at a total… |
Not stated | Psychiatric | Other | - | $30,000 |
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O'Connor v Wright
[2021] QDC 173 Damages assessment
Plaintiff awarded $30,880 for soft tissue injuries to cervical and thoracolumbar spine sustained in a rear-end collision. Court preferred Dr McCombe's evidence that ongoing back pain was predominantly… |
Student | Cervical spine, Thoracolumbar spine | MAIA | 16 | $30,880 |
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Ford v Baker & Another
[2025] QDC 43 Damages assessment
Liability was admitted; the trial was confined to quantum. The self-represented plaintiff was found not to be a credible witness and failed to substantiate claims for psychological injury,… |
Unemployed | Ankle / foot, Left lower leg / ankle, Right thigh +1 | MAIA | 57 | $32,808 |
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Baldock-Davis v Popham & Anor
[2023] QSC 24 Damages assessment
The court assessed damages following an admitted-liability motor accident in which the plaintiff pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. The court found the plaintiff overstated the nature, severity… |
Labourer | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Cervical spine, Thoracic spine +5 | MAIA | 20 | $40,635 |
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Paetzold v At Beach Court Holiday Villas Pty Ltd
[2024] QCA 227 Appeal
The applicant sought leave to appeal the District Court's assessment of damages, contending the trial judge erred in finding his knee injury was not caused by the incident… |
Labourer | Ankle / foot, Left foot, Left knee | WCRA Common Law | 70 | $41,077 |
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Paetzold v At Beach Court Holiday Villas Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 35 Trial
The court found the defendant employer negligent in failing to provide a mower with an operable battery, and that this caused the plaintiff's Achilles tendon injury. The claimed… |
Labourer | Ankle / foot, Left ankle, Left knee | WCRA Common Law | ~69 | $41,077 |
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