Case Overview On or around July 2013, our client was an elderly lady who was a patient and lawful entrant at a public hospital in Canberra to which she was attending for treatment. Our client was within the underground car park of a public hospital when she tripped and fell on a parking bollard causing her to fall to the
Our client was employed as a general hand and forklift driver. His duties involved heavy labouring functions. He was required to repetitively lift and carry various car parts, including radiators, batteries as well as quantities of copper and brass. These tasks involved a great deal of lifting, bending, pushing, and moving equipment. On many occasions, the car parts he would
Our client was employed as a school teacher on the particular date of injury, our client was walking past chairs and tables in the playground in order to attend to her next class when she had a slip and fall as a result of the ground being uneven. Our client suffered a serious injury to her lower back and both
In April 2019, our client attended the hotel for the purpose of a leisure stay. Upon check-in he was told to ensure the door to the bathroom was closed while using the shower, so that the steam would not set off the fire alarm. That evening, upon stepping out of the shower, he slipped, hitting his left shoulder followed quickly
Our client attended on his general practitioners from approximately 2009 to 2014. In spite of several complaints during his numerous attendances in that time, the Plaintiff’s renal failure was untreated. The Plaintiff reported multiple risk factors during his period of attendance that were not acted on and investigated appropriately, including having excessive weight, being a smoker, drinking alcohol, suffering urinary
A husband was left deeply distraught and suffered a substantial deterioration in mental health following the loss of his wife which was caused by a missed diagnosis at a New South Wales public hospital. The psychological distress suffered by the husband as a result of losing his wife was significant and warranted a payout of $225,000. In April 2017, the
In the spirit of reconciliation GMP Law acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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