Queensland Personal Injury Judgments, 2022
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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| Case | Occupation category | Injury category | Claim type | Age at injury | Damages |
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Gardiner v Doerr
[2022] QSC 188 Trial
The plaintiff succeeded in establishing that her former husband broke into her home and committed a violent battery upon her, despite his acquittal in prior criminal proceedings. Judgment… |
Professional | Psychiatric, Head, Face +5 | Other | 42 | $967,113 |
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Sally James v USM Events Pty Ltd
[2022] QSC 63 Trial
The court found USM breached its duty of care by failing to erect a barrier separating para-athletes in wheelchairs from able-bodied athletes at the narrow s-bend where the… |
Professional | Brain / head, Psychiatric, Cervical spine +2 | PIPA Public Liability | 51 | $1,062,351 |
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Kickbusch v Lehane & Anor
[2022] QDC 16 Trial
The plaintiff motorcyclist recovered $173,085.25 after the court found the first defendant truck driver liable for turning sharply to the right without warning into the plaintiff's path, but… |
Professional | Cervical spine, Right shoulder, Lumbar spine +3 | MAIA | 47 | $173,085 |
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Hodges v Townsville City Council
[2022] QDC 272 Trial
Liability was the only issue, quantum having been agreed at $301,603.23. The court found there was a concealed hole (not a mere depression) near the park carpark, that… |
Not stated | Knee / lower leg, Ankle / foot | PIPA Public Liability | 55 | $301,603 |
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Walker v State of Queensland
[2022] QDC 168 Damages assessment
Following the Court of Appeal's finding that the plaintiff was unlawfully detained by police for 63 minutes, the District Court assessed damages, including aggravated damages, at a total… |
Not stated | Psychiatric | Other | - | $30,000 |
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Burke v The State of Queensland
[2022] QDC 128 Trial
The plaintiff's claim against the State for trespass, negligence, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office was dismissed in its entirety; the court found the police… |
Not stated | Psychiatric | Other | - | $0 |
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