10 rules of economic loss in compensation claims
Suffered an injury caused by the negligent acts of a third party and pursuing a compensation claim? Then your injury is likely affecting your work performance or employability. We outline 10 rules of economic loss in compensation claims to help you claim.
Meat worker awarded $360,000 damages for cut injury
In the case of Keith Louis Tompkins v Kemp Meats Pty Ltd [2013} QDC 184 The Plaintiff, Mr Tompkins suffered a laceration to the tip of his left thumb whilst working as a slaughter man in an abattoir. As a result of the injury, the Plaintiff alleged he had problems working in his occupation as a meat worker as he could not properly grip the meat with his injured hand whilst undertaking his slicing and boning duties…