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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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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Ritchie James Edward Lowe v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 204 Trial
The plaintiff's common law claim against his former employer for a partial finger amputation sustained on a bandsaw was dismissed. The court found the plaintiff failed to prove… |
Labourer | Hand, Right hand | WCRA Common Law | 23 | $0 |
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Paetzold v At Beach Court Holiday Villas Pty Ltd
[2024] QCA 227 Appeal
The applicant sought leave to appeal the District Court's assessment of damages, contending the trial judge erred in finding his knee injury was not caused by the incident… |
Labourer | Ankle / foot, Left foot, Left knee | WCRA Common Law | 70 | $41,077 |
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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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Manca v Teys Australia Beenleigh Pty Ltd
[2024] QCA 60 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed the worker's appeal against the District Court's dismissal of his negligence claim, holding that the trial judge's findings of fact (that the cause… |
Labourer | Chest / thorax, Thoracic spine, Left shoulder | WCRA Common Law | ~39 | $0 |
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Paetzold v At Beach Court Holiday Villas Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 35 Trial
The court found the defendant employer negligent in failing to provide a mower with an operable battery, and that this caused the plaintiff's Achilles tendon injury. The claimed… |
Labourer | Ankle / foot, Left ankle, Left knee | WCRA Common Law | ~69 | $41,077 |
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