Gardener injured, homeowner liable for $445k
61 yr old gardener, sustained an injury to his leg when he fell through a metal cover on a property. The homeowners became liable for damages.
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61 yr old gardener, sustained an injury to his leg when he fell through a metal cover on a property. The homeowners became liable for damages.
In the case of Tyrone Lewis v Green Mountain Food Processing Pty Ltd, the Plaintiff, Mr Lewis, claimed he sustained a seriously debilitating back injury in the course of his work as a meat worker with the Defendant, who operated a meat processing factory.
For workers injured from 15 October 2013 onwards, their injuries will be assessed for a Degree of Permanent Impairment (DPI) using the new Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (GEPI).For psychiatric injuries, DPI assessment must be conducted by the Medical Assessment Tribunal (MAT).
Even though you may be termed an independent contractor, contractor or sub-contractor by the party engaging your services when your work injury occurred, it may very well be that you have the right to claim Workers’ Compensation, Statutory Lump Sum Compensation or Common Law Damages, or all of these payments, as a “worker” under workers’ compensation legislation…
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Darren Verney suffered a back injury in the course of his employment with the Defendant, whilst engaged in the construction of an accommodation village for the Coppabella open cut coal mine west of Mackay. Mr Verney was transporting blue metal in a wheelbarrow when the wheelbarrow suddenly turned over, causing the Mr Verney to lose balance and tumble down an embankment…
There are two very different types of claims that can be made when a worker suffers injury in the course of their work in Queensland. The first is a claim for statutory benefits (or workers’ compensation benefits), more commonly known as a workers’ compensation claim or WorkCover claim. The second type of claim is called a Common Law Claim for Damages…
Plaintiff awarded damages at $1.399 million for his injuries after being assaulted during a brawl at Howl at the Moon nightclub on the Gold Coast…
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Mr Kean Austin, represented by The Personal Injury Lawyers (formerly McCowans Lawyers), was awarded damages of $1,052,170.50 in the Brisbane Supreme Court.Matters in issue at the trial, other than the quantum of the Plaintiff’s claim, were liability, contributory negligence and causation…