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Blog article Unregulated airline pilot training a black hole safety risk for air passengers Hobbit laws apply but NZ removes misleading visitor website info Suncorp triumphant in limitation brawl with naïve 16 yr old – what did she know? The law of roundabouts explained by Court of Appeal Limitation bar set high…and plaintiffs must carry defendants’ baggage with them Miner extracts $860k from Rio Tinto: Lawn-mowing plays part in ankle injury damages Green light for plaintiff’s second crack: Double D’s can double these ($$) Delinquent plaintiff punished: "off with his head!" Paint tinter’s limitation loss shines light on rights information censorship Court excuses car owner from $200k liability because parent there to make joyride call Glaring errors absent in remote rest-stop trip damages payout Exemplary damages for sexual abuse and trespass: when can you get them? Building owners escape responsibility on CBD glass shatter claim Suncorp smashed on time barrier in motorway flying debris suit Legless lass chalks up litigation loss in "I’ll rip your head off" hotel confrontation Call girls faultless in city hotel room needle stick injury Prisoner wins ‘battery’ damages for over-the-top DNA sampling Patient strikes out on $1 mil make-over lawsuit: DIY claim ‘replete’ with errors Serial claimant’s ‘mildly mental’ plea to stop compensation clock Suspicion of undeclared work no bar to $400k win for long suffering kiwi Concrete truck for sure, but which one at fault in slurry spill? Expert roll call for airport cycle smash ‘Puzzling’ plaintiff paints confusing picture, sinks claim Court raps WorkCover over "offensive" point taking in psych injury assessment Employer defeats $300k claim, not liable for employee’s "own carelessness" Cycling not inherently dangerous: rider defeats council on Shorncliffe roadworks wreck Tough crowd: improv falls flat on appeal court audience Suncorp pleads ‘clunker defence’: you knew it was a rust bucket, suck up your brain injuries Mover injured walking desk through study, claim Fritzzed Kitchen worker handed $530k, medical specialist "disavows" earlier report What do Andrew Bolt and Larry Flynt have in common? ‘Glow in the dark’ bowling lane action a slippery affair Bonfire horror engulfs 5, damages bill may exceed $1 mil Judge overruled on anti-jogger decision Meat worker boned, inconsistencies and exaggeration sink claim Boat cruise punch-up leads to workplace lawsuit Labour hire group taps WorkCover to cover injury indemnity for co-liable host Dung dust illness not just coincidence, Bunnings to pay $700k in worker lawsuit Boat fire pastor stays on full pay but duty to re-pay church helps in $700k win High speed country road gravel smash nets downed rider $615k Reticence to report a potential roadblock to Rio worker’s injury recovery Good Friday "Christmas" party a Noosa River tragedy Telstra on hook for $16 mil helicopter wire-strike injury Psychiatric damages big part of $1 mil award when family told of air crash death ‘One day wrongfully in jail is one day too many’: $2.3 mil for 6 years locked away Staff breasts ogled by State Library supervisor, covert pics: ‘unconnected to employment’ No mat on wet steps, dinner guest wins $782k for fall RACQ rebuffed on QCAT ruling re MVA victim’s financial capacity Court blasts limitation hold-out against faithful employee “who got on with life” 7 Misunderstood QLD Road Rules Court rolls insurer on water-ski liability immunity & policy exclusion, $800k for severed foot Road authority in records cover-up until limitation expired, opposes extension Qantas steward in WorkCover win over LA arrest psych injury Wet shopping centre tiles a significant fall risk Cane toads move in – renters want a refund over concerns for dog Slater and Gordon sue over Qunindell acquisition Flogged employee wins appeal against Woolies’ attrition The debacle continues as a jury deliberates on the Gable Tostee trial Socceroo tragically dies over hospital mistake in South Australia Neighbour woes and rows – Judge rules "Live and let live" Schoolies, is the festival a rite of passage or legal nightmare? Flight goes down in Columbia with only 6 of the 77 passengers surviving Plane over shoots runway in Columbia killing 5 passengers Texas Injury Firm lawyer among Melbourne aircraft crash victims Ambulance man drops stretcher; Island stroke victim wins $560k Overnight motel stop leads to kid’s pool tragedy Court rules denial of injury compensation to car thief youth “harsh and unjust” Appeal court slams compo biker’s medical expert “ambush” “Slight shudder” roundabout crash yields $540k for driver Airlines’ overseas agreements ruled illegal for their effect on Australian competition In-depth Look at Public Liability Insurance Coal mine classifies personnel as sub-contractors to crush labour-hire injury No medical visit till two years later: Nurse awarded $481k Accident risks to cyclists don’t stop at the kerb fatigue driving the same as drink driving? How a pizza sauce put girl in hospital STATE SUNK ON APPEAL, LOSES $558K INJURY IMMUNITY BID Tostee in $300k taxpayer ask Doctors sued over delayed cancer diagnosis One of two brothers asleep at the wheel: “You were the driver”, “No it was you”. Tourist boat back injury foreseeable, just not where big wave caused tourist’s broken back Order picker in $520k injury win over too low shelf height and “engineered” pick rate Expert’s about face allows out-of-time GP ambulance transfer lawsuit White Island cruise ship passengers win big: Royal Caribbean refused anti-suit injunction Global food giant in machinery fix fail; will pay $3 mil for factory worker injury Park fall plaintiff wins all points on appeal: “single steps in thoroughfares are dangerous” Court says unidentified vehicle made up; driver gets none of $1.5 mil agreed damages Oz courts to aid overseas Ruby Princess pax: class action waiver clause “unfair” Senior employee wins psych payout for reasonable management action taken unreasonably Economic loss claim trounced: “capable & intelligent” manager will earn just $1.2k/week Aspiring airline pilot seeks $7 mil in damages for child sexual assault Emirates Airlines crashes for second time on refusal to pay injured passenger Overworked council man wins $1.3 mil for “flawed” performance improvement process Federal Court tops up injury damages with Fair Work compensation Employer defeated: ‘trivial event’ not the cause of delayed onset severe pain Too hot: Appeal court upholds scarring finding in tattoo removal claim Inattentive driver not most at fault for pedestrian injury on poorly lit country road Cyclist slams into opening car door: Uber driver responsible for passenger’s actions? Imprecise expert report the downfall for cyclist road debris injury claim Labour hire worker causes $1.9 mil injury: host employer at fault DV outreach worker awarded $1.25 mil for assault by client’s husband Handling unsafe weights at rapid pace: Aldi pays $160k for disc injury Miner triumphs over suspicion: court awards $1.95 mil for CRPS injury Tragic farm worker accident: employer’s fault or that of auger supplier? Virus outbreak stokes cruise disappointment & class action sortie Swedish families sue in Australia for parachute air crash defects Judge pans Dalby plant operator’s denial of hazard creation liability Pedestrian on a road has same rights as a motorist No grounds to suspect fraud: insurer must give up surveillance pics
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