Queensland Personal Injury Judgments, 2020
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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Giles v State of Queensland
[2020] QDC 332 Trial
The court found the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) was not negligent in its management of the plaintiff on the night of the fire, holding that adequate… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 56 | $0 |
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Harris v Manton & Anor
[2020] QCA 241 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed the plaintiff's appeal, upholding the trial judge's finding that the collision was caused by the plaintiff's own utility crossing the dividing line into… |
Not stated | Multiple regions / generalised | MAIA | - | - |
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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 +3 | 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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Walters v Roche & Anor
[2020] QSC 319 Trial
The court held that, having withdrawn his preservation notice under the National Injury Insurance Scheme, the plaintiff (a lifetime NIIS participant) could not recover damages from QBE for… |
Professional | Thoracic spine, Neurological, Psychiatric | MAIA | - | - |
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Robertson v State of Queensland
[2020] QDC 185 Trial
The court gave judgment for the defendants. It found the plaintiff was not bullied, badgered or mobbed (except possibly on two isolated occasions), that the defendants owed no… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | ~58 | $0 |
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