Compensation - Articles
There’s a Rising Threat to Tradies, and it’s Called Silicosis
While most people know about the health hazards of the dust borne disease Asbestosis – caused by exposure to asbestos, there’s potentially not enough awareness about Silicosis.
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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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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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Medical Expenses and Pre-Approval
Gone are the days where injured workers could have reasonably necessary medical treatment and later seek to be reimbursed by the insurer. These days, without pre-approval the insurer will not pay for medical treatment, e...
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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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Can I Get Compensation if I Was injured in An Accident a Long Time Ago?
Whether you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident, while at the gym or at work, you should be aware of the time limits for making a compensation claim.
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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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What Can be Claimed With a Whiplash injury?
The most common injury suffered in motor vehicle accidents is whiplash. It may result from a rear-end crash, side or frontal vehicle collision – the force of the impact causes a severe jerk of the head in a forward and b...
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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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