Compensation Law - Articles
Shop Assistant Wins Damages After Being injured at Supermarket
Recently, the work injury damages team here at Taylor & Scott led by Simon Meigan, Partner and Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury, successfully concluded a claim for a shop assistant working for a large superma...
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Is a Noisy Working Environment Causing You Hearing Difficulties?
Industrial deafness is an induced hearing loss caused from prolonged exposure to noisy work environments. A range of symptoms could occur, from diminished hearing in one or both ears to temporary or permanent loss of hea...
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Fall at Supermarket: Substantial Slip & Fall Settlement Secured
Our client had gone to do her weekly shopping for her family at the local shopping centre. It was raining as she drove into the shopping centre carpark. Before doing her grocery shopping, she visited several other shop...
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TPD Success: Delicatessen Assistant Awarded Lump Sum
Our client was employed by one of the large supermarket chains here in Sydney. She had worked diligently for her employer for many years. One day she was lifting a large container of produce from a trolley with the int...
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Are Work injury Damages and Workers Compensation Claims the Same Thing?
Getting injured at work can be traumatic and have a lasting impact. How do you know if you satisfy the eligibility criteria to claim compensation?
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What Are Your Rights if You’re injured While at the Supermarket or Shopping Centre?
When you and your loved ones step out of the house every day you expect them to return safely. You have the right to be safe in public places, be it a shopping centre, nightclub or even the gym. However, no matter how ca...
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School Student injured in Motor Vehicle Accident - Settlement Achieved
Our client was a secondary school student living with her family in country NSW. Following a motor vehicle accident, her mum and dad had approached their local family solicitor who recommended that Taylor & Scott sho...
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How are WorkCover Weekly Payments Calculated?
One of the first questions asked by an injured worker is “what will I be paid if I am unable to work to my full capacity?” The answer to this depends on the worker’s earnings prior to injury, their capacity to work follo...
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Worker Receives Settlement After Suffering a Severe Eye injury That Could Have Been Prevented
Our client was a formworker. He was working on the renovation of a building on the south coast. His job entailed working at heights using hammers to nail timbers, crowbars and circular saws. It is dangerous hard work but...
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Product Liability – What You Need to Know
A couple of months ago, a fatal car accident in Sydney made news headlines when investigations revealed the man's death was likely due to a faulty Takata airbag, causing the man to be struck in the neck with a piece of s...
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Workers Compensation - Skin Cancer
Many workers in NSW spend long hours outdoors, making them vulnerable to sun exposure, which can lead to skin cancer. If you develop skin cancer due to work-related sun exposure, you may be entitled to Workers' Compensation—even if the cancer develops years after exposure or if other non-work-related sun exposure occurred.
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Property Law | Have You Ever Been injured in Your Rental Property?
With rising property prices it’s no surprise that more and more people are opting for rented accommodation. But what happens if as the tenant, you’re injured by fire because of a faulty smoke alarm or if your child is hu...
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