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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Kup-Ferroth v A1 Custom Stainless and Kitchens Pty Ltd
[2022] QDC 3 Trial
The court accepted the plaintiff's account that he was directed to lift a heavy benchtop, found the defendant breached its duty to provide a safe system of work,… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Lumbar spine, Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 26 | $755,283 |
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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 spine, Cervical spine, Thoracic spine +4 | MAIA | 20 | $40,635 |
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Cabato v Paltridge and Another
[2025] QDC 59 Trial
Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $73,663.91 after a 25% reduction for contributory negligence. The court found the plaintiff suffered a neck injury, lumbar soft tissue… |
Unemployed | Cervical spine, Lumbar spine, Knees (bilateral) +2 | MAIA | 18 | $73,664 |
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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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Sawyer v Steeplechase Pty Ltd
[2025] QCA 2 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed the worker's appeal, upholding the trial judge's finding that the principal contractor (SWC) owed no duty of care to the employee of its… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Lumbar spine | WCRA Common Law | — | $0 |
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Greentree v Nominal Defendant
[2024] QDC 99 Trial
The claim was dismissed. The court was unable to find on the balance of probabilities that an unidentified vehicle caused the collision, finding the plaintiff was not a… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Lumbar spine, Cervical spine, Left elbow +5 | MAIA | — | $0 |
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