Queensland Personal Injury Judgments — 2022
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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Gardiner v Doerr
[2022] QSC 188 Trial
The court found that the defendant, the plaintiff's estranged husband, broke into her home and committed a battery causing PTSD, despite his earlier criminal acquittal. Judgment was entered… |
Professional | Psychiatric, Head, Face +5 | Other | 42 | $967,113 |
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Ford v Nominal Defendant
[2022] QSC 179 Trial
The claim was dismissed. The court held the plaintiff failed to establish that proper inquiry and search had been made to identify the unidentified truck, as he had… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar spine, Left ankle | MAIA | — | $0 |
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Dearden v Ryan & Anor
[2022] QSC 111 Trial
The court found the defendant occupiers liable in negligence for failing to safely store petrol that an intoxicated guest used to set the plaintiff alight, causing serious burns.… |
Labourer | Shoulder, Right upper arm, Right axilla/shoulder +6 | PIPA Public Liability | 21 | $600,798 |
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Coulon v Adams
[2022] QDC 291 Trial
The claim was dismissed. The court found no evidence that Dr Adams was negligent in performing the colonoscopy; splenic injury was accepted as a rare but recognised complication… |
Retired | Internal organs, Spleen, Psychiatric | PIPA Medical Negligence | ~70 | $0 |
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Chapman v Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service
[2022] QDC 271 Damages assessment
Liability was admitted; quantum was assessed at trial. The court awarded the plaintiff $201,770 in total damages, rejecting the defendant's contention that her unrelated sleep apnoea materially contributed… |
Clerical & Administrative Worker | Abdomen / pelvis, Skin / scarring, Psychiatric | PIPA Medical Negligence | 40 | $201,770 |
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Busch v Parker & Anor
[2022] QSC 211 Trial
The court found the plaintiff suffered only a very minor soft-tissue cervical injury from the rear-end collision that resolved quickly, with ongoing symptoms attributable to pre-existing degeneration. The… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Cervical spine | MAIA | 48 | $5,000 |
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