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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Pearce v Prescare
[2020] QDC 149 Trial
The court assessed damages for an enrolled nurse who suffered a stress fracture of the left femur after stumbling at work. Liability was admitted; quantum was heavily discounted… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Hip | WCRA Common Law | 52 | $354,073 |
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Shepherd v Nominal Defendant
[2020] QSC 209 Trial
The court entered judgment for the defendant. Although damages were assessed at $1,174,430.84 (mostly agreed), the plaintiff failed to prove that an unidentified motor vehicle caused his motorcycle… |
Labourer | Brain / head, Elbow, Hand / wrist +4 | MAIA Motor Accident | 32 | $0 |
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Frasson v Frasson
[2020] QSC 171 Interlocutory
Interlocutory application dealing with disclosure and transfer of venue. The court ordered the defendant to disclose the unsigned statements of Paolo Frasson and Paul Young, holding they formed… |
Not stated | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Neurological | PIPA Public Liability | ~50 | - |
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McKay v Armstrong & Anor
[2020] QDC 127 Damages assessment
Judgment for the plaintiff against the negligent driver and his CTP insurer for $77,473.73 following a damages assessment where liability was admitted. The court assessed the dominant injury… |
Homemaker | Shoulder, Cervical spine, Psychiatric | MAIA Motor Accident | 24 | $77,474 |
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Goondiwindi Regional Council v Tait
[2020] QCA 119 Appeal
The Council's appeal against the District Court judgment for the plaintiff motorcyclist was dismissed with costs. The Court of Appeal held that the s 37 Civil Liability Act… |
Not stated | Multiple regions / generalised | MAIA Motor Accident | - | - |
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Healy v Logan City Council (No.2)
[2020] QDC 104 Costs
This was a costs judgment following the dismissal of the plaintiff's negligence claim. The court ordered the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of and incidental to the… |
Not stated | WCRA Common Law | - | - |
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