A compensation payout of more than $1 million awarded to a former Queensland police officer was upheld by the Supreme Court in a decision made earlier this month. The officer’s claim was for coverage of a medical condition, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), that he developed after witnessing a fatal car accident while on the job. The insurer of the driver killed in
A 6 year old child was was walking towards her teacher in class whilst holding a pair of scissors, when she slipped on a piece of laminated paper that was on the floor. She fell upon the scissors and suffered a severe injury to her left eye and socket. The child, our client, was awarded $70,000 plus her legal costs
Our client was employed as a Disability Support Worker. Her employment required her to care for residents with both physical and psychiatric disabilities in a group home. On the particular date of injury, our client was working a day shift when she was assaulted by one of her clients. As a result, she experienced lower back pain that would radiate
During 2014 in the course of this man’s employment as a steelworker he sustained significant burns to the lower half of his right leg due to the negligence of his employer. His employer had failed to provide appropriate protective footwear. On the day of the injury a colleague who was pouring molten metal into a cast had suddenly lost balance
An eight-year old Gerard Malouf witnessed his father crying, while telling him the deepest wish in his heart was that he just wanted Gerard to be the best he could possibly be, at whatever he did in life. That conversation has stayed with the young boy right through his life as an impactful reminder to always excel in every endeavour,
Our client was driving her vehicle along a roadway in the mid north coast region of New South Wales. Her mother was riding her motor cycle in front of her vehicle. The local council was the authority responsible for the roadway and they had the care, control and management of the roadway and were vicariously liable and/or omissions of its
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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