Queensland Personal Injury Quantum Database
A structured database of Queensland personal injury court judgments. Search and filter by claim type, court, body region, occupation, plaintiff outcome, key legal issues, and more. 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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Cagney v D&J Building Contractors Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 162 Trial
The claim was dismissed because the court found the plaintiff was not a 'worker' under s 11(1) of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act — he was engaged… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Ankle / foot, Right ankle | WCRA Common Law | — | $0 |
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Cameron v Atlas Heavy Engineering Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 49 Trial
The court found on balance the plaintiff suffered an epileptic seizure before falling, but held that whether he fell from the cutting table (breach of duty) or from… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Right shoulder +1 | WCRA Common Law | 59 | $0 |
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Carey-Schofield v Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd & Civeo Pty Ltd
[2024] QSC 60 Trial
Judgment for the plaintiff. The court found both defendants negligent for an unsafe system of work that allowed garbage bags to be left as trip hazards. Liability apportioned… |
Labourer | Elbow, Left elbow/upper limb, Psychiatric | Hybrid (WCRA + PIPA) | — | $873,014 |
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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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Cvilikas v Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
[2023] QSC 36 Trial
The court found the employer negligent (vicariously for the co-worker's failure to warn and for an inadequate system of work), reduced damages by 25% for contributory negligence, and… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Shoulder, Left shoulder | WCRA Common Law | ~44 | $196,193 |
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Dearden v Ryan & Anor
[2022] QSC 111 Trial
The court found the defendant occupiers liable in negligence for failing to safely store petrol that an intoxicated guest used to set the plaintiff alight, causing serious burns.… |
Labourer | Shoulder, Right upper arm, Right axilla/shoulder +6 | PIPA Public Liability | 21 | $600,798 |
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