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 |
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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 |
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Holman v Brisbane Roar Football Club Pty Limited
[2021] QDC 300 Trial
The court found that Mr Holman, as the Assured and Covered Person under the group accident insurance policy, was entitled to the temporary total disablement benefit paid by… |
Professional | Ankle / foot, Left foot | Other | — | $369,433 |
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Kate Ann Sutton v Lauren Nicole Hunter
[2021] QSC 249 Damages assessment
Liability was admitted by the CTP insurer and only quantum was in issue. The court assessed the plaintiff's PTSD with an ISV of 13, rejected the plaintiff's forensic… |
Homemaker | Psychiatric, Soft tissue | MAIA | 43 | $314,345 |
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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 |
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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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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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