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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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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Tyndall v Kestrel Coal Pty Ltd (No 3)
[2021] QSC 119 Trial
The court found Kestrel breached its duty of care by exposing the plaintiff to excessive vibration from prolonged loader operation, causing vibration induced white finger syndrome, and rejected… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Hand / wrist, Left hand/upper limb | WCRA Common Law | ~45 | $1,483,319 |
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Allen v O'Donnell & Anor
[2021] QSC 63 Trial
Liability was admitted. The court assessed quantum for the plaintiff's extensive physical and psychiatric injuries from a high-speed head-on motor vehicle accident and entered judgment for the plaintiff… |
Manager | Brain / head, Brain, Face +12 | MAIA | ~43 | $2,499,400 |
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Seiffert v Chadwick and TAC
[2021] QDC 8 Trial
Liability for the rear-end collision was admitted; the contested issue was whether the plaintiff's ongoing neck symptoms and resulting career change (from construction/crane work to lower-paid union work)… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Cervical spine, Left shoulder girdle | MAIA | 33 | $456,640 |
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Walker v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd
[2020] QSC 329 Trial
The court found the employer negligent for failing to provide a safe system of work for accessing the roof and rejected the contributory negligence defence, finding the plaintiff's… |
Manager | Brain / head, Psychiatric, Cervical spine +2 | WCRA Common Law | 32 | $967,383 |
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Johnson v Fraser Coast Regional Council
[2020] QDC 228 Trial
The court found that the plaintiff sustained a knee injury at work on 5 September 2014 caused by the defendant's failure to provide a safe system for covering… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Knee / lower leg | WCRA Common Law | ~43 | $349,548 |
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