Queensland Personal Injury Judgments — 2024
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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Gairns v Pro Music Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 118 Trial
The court found the employer breached its duty of care by demoting a long-term employee with a known emotional vulnerability without proper notice or opportunity to respond, in… |
Manager | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 50 | $395,767 |
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Forostenko v Springfree Trampoline Australia Pty Ltd
[2024] QSC 1 Trial
The court found the Springfree trampoline had a safety defect (the cleat mechanism causing foot inversion combined with the absence of a warning) and that this caused the… |
Professional | Ankle / foot, Right foot, Skin / scarring +1 | PIPA Public Liability | 41 | $744,175 |
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Carey-Schofield v Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd & Civeo Pty Ltd
[2024] QSC 60 Trial
Judgment for the plaintiff. The court found both defendants negligent for an unsafe system of work that allowed garbage bags to be left as trip hazards. Liability apportioned… |
Labourer | Elbow, Left elbow/upper limb, Psychiatric | Hybrid (WCRA + PIPA) | — | $873,014 |
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Cameron v Atlas Heavy Engineering Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 49 Trial
The court found on balance the plaintiff suffered an epileptic seizure before falling, but held that whether he fell from the cutting table (breach of duty) or from… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Right shoulder +1 | WCRA Common Law | 59 | $0 |
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Cagney v D&J Building Contractors Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 162 Trial
The claim was dismissed because the court found the plaintiff was not a 'worker' under s 11(1) of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act — he was engaged… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Ankle / foot, Right ankle | WCRA Common Law | — | $0 |
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BYM v The Corporation of The Trustees of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (No 2)
[2024] QSC 106 Trial
The plaintiff alleged she was sexually assaulted by a school groundsman in 1999 when she was nine. Quantum was agreed at $1 million if the assault was proven,… |
Student | Psychiatric | Historical Abuse | 9 | $0 |
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