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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Longbottom v L & R Collins Pty Ltd
[2021] QSC 242 Trial
The court found the defendant employer liable in negligence for the unsafe harvesting method and assessed contributory negligence at 10%. After applying that reduction and the WorkCover refund,… |
Labourer | Shoulder, Right shoulder, Right hip +1 | WCRA Common Law | 30 | $482,697 |
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Smart v Compass Group (Australia) Pty Ltd
[2021] QDC 176 Trial
The court found the plaintiff failed to prove any breach of the employer's modified statutory duty under s 305B WCRA, finding the unloading task gave rise to an… |
Labourer | Knee / lower leg, Right knee | WCRA Common Law | 55 | $0 |
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Meechan v Savco Earth Moving Pty Ltd
[2021] QDC 14 Trial
The claim was dismissed. Although the court found Savco breached its duty of care by allowing an unlicensed operator to use the excavator and by failing to remove… |
Labourer | Shoulder, Right elbow, Right shoulder | PIPA Public Liability | 23 | $0 |
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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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Giles v State of Queensland
[2021] QCA 206 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed the firefighter's appeal against the trial judge's finding that the State had not breached its duty of care. No error was shown in… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 56 | $0 |
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Knight v CPSM Pty Ltd
[2021] QCA 199 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed Ms Knight's appeal against the dismissal of her claim that workplace exposure to the chemical D4 caused her personal injury. Her application to… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Respiratory, Psychiatric (alleged) | WCRA Common Law | — | $0 |
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