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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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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Ford v Nominal Defendant
[2022] QSC 179 Trial
The claim was dismissed. The court held the plaintiff failed to establish that proper inquiry and search had been made to identify the unidentified truck, as he had… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Left ankle | MAIA | - | $0 |
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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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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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Peebles v Work Cover Queensland
[2020] QSC 106 Trial
The court found the employer's admitted failure to provide a safe seat caused the plaintiff's disabling lumbar disc condition, rejecting the defendant's causation and pre-existing-condition case. A 50%… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | ~32 | $764,345 |
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