Queensland Personal Injury Judgments, 2024
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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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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Youssef v Eckersley & Anor
[2024] QSC 35 Damages assessment
The court assessed damages following an admitted-liability motor vehicle accident. It found the plaintiff's ongoing mental disorder was not caused by the accident (only transiently aggravated for about… |
Professional | Cervical spine, Head/face, Psychiatric | MAIA | ~36 | $85,467 |
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Ruvuta v Jaderberg & Anor
[2024] QDC 107 Trial
The court found that the plaintiff suffered a right meniscal tear in the car accident, later aggravated (but not newly caused) at a social soccer game. Liability was… |
Student | Knee / lower leg, Right knee, Right hip +3 | MAIA | 21 | $124,457 |
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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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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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Sawyer v Steeplechase Pty Ltd
[2024] QSC 142 Trial
Judgment for the plaintiff against the second defendant (his employer) for $781,082.09. The claims against the first defendant (principal contractor) and third defendant were dismissed, the court finding… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 26 | $781,082 |
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