Queensland Personal Injury Quantum Database
A structured database of Queensland personal injury court judgments - sort by plaintiff age, injuy, quantum, claim type, and plaintiff 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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Meechan v Savco Earth Moving Pty Ltd
[2021] QDC 14 Trial
The claim was dismissed. Although the court found Savco breached its duty of care by allowing an unlicensed operator to use the excavator and by failing to remove… |
Labourer | Shoulder, Right elbow, Right shoulder | PIPA Public Liability | 23 | $0 |
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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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Stewart v Metro North Hospital and Health Service
[2024] QCA 225 Appeal
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… |
Unemployed | Brain / head, Brain, Right upper limb +4 | PIPA Medical Negligence | 63 | $2,171,244 |
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Stewart v Metro North Hospital and Health Service
[2024] QSC 41 Damages assessment
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… |
Unemployed | Brain / head, Brain, Neurological +3 | PIPA Medical Negligence | 63 | $2,190,505 |
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Coulon v Adams
[2022] QDC 291 Trial
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… |
Retired | Internal organs, Spleen, Psychiatric | PIPA Medical Negligence | ~70 | $0 |
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Chapman v Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service
[2022] QDC 271 Damages assessment
Liability was admitted; quantum was assessed at trial. The court awarded the plaintiff $201,770 in total damages, rejecting the defendant's contention that her unrelated sleep apnoea materially contributed… |
Clerical & Administrative Worker | Abdomen / pelvis, Skin / scarring, Psychiatric | PIPA Medical Negligence | 40 | $201,770 |
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