Queensland Personal Injury Judgments — 2021

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
Schokman v CCIG Investments Pty Ltd
[2021] QSC 120 Trial

Judgment for the defendant. Crow J found that although the employer owed a duty of care extending to accommodation provided as a condition of employment, the plaintiff failed…

Manager Psychiatric, Neurological (sleep disorder) WCRA Common Law 25 $0
Allen v O'Donnell & Anor
[2021] QSC 63 Trial

Liability was admitted. The court assessed quantum for the plaintiff's extensive physical and psychiatric injuries from a high-speed head-on motor vehicle accident and entered judgment for the plaintiff…

Manager Brain / head, Brain, Face +12 MAIA ~43 $2,499,400
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, Left hand/upper limb WCRA Common Law ~45 $1,483,319
Saul v Machalek & Anor
[2021] QCA 7 Appeal

The Court of Appeal refused Mr Saul's application for leave to appeal (with costs) from a District Court judgment of $104,791.95. The Court held the primary judge's findings…

Machinery Operator / Driver Knee / lower leg, Right leg, Right knee MAIA 29 $104,792
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
Meechan v Savco Earthmoving Pty Ltd
[2021] QCA 264 Appeal

The Court of Appeal granted leave, allowed the appeal, and overturned the trial judge's dismissal of the claim, finding Savco's negligence in permitting an inexperienced operator to use…

Labourer Elbow, Right elbow, Right shoulder WCRA Common Law 23 $103,742
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