Work Injury Negligence Claims - Articles
What are the Different Types of Compensation Available for Work-Related injuries?
Workers’ compensation schemes have been operating in Australia for over a century. While the systems have changed over the years, the goal has always been the same: a worker injured physically or psychologically, or suffering from a disease contracted or exacerbated at work should be compensated for that injury or disease.
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What is Contributory Negligence?
Legal disputes where two parties do not agree on the facts are commonly described as ‘he said she said’ cases, but where a case involves negligence the term ‘his fault / her fault’ may be a more appropriate description.
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Severe Burns From Chemical Explosion Worker Secures Compensation Payout
Our client left school at an early age. His education was very poor and he has had great difficulty reading and writing. Fortunately, his family were able to assist him with employment. For many years, he worked as a dri...
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Fall Onto Concrete Through Penetration Destroys Young Dogman's Career
Our client was a young, physically fit dogman who loved working on building sites in and around cranes. He had successfully obtained a number of tickets which allowed him to work on mobile cranes and in a rigging crew wh...
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Bricklayer Suffers Serious Shoulder injury When Boss ignores Plea to "Slow Down"
Our client was a bricklayer who had spent a lifetime laying bricks and blocks. On this particular day, he was assisting his boss in the dismantling of a scaffold that the bricklaying team had been working on. The boss wa...
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Fall from Scaffold – Worker Receives Large Payout
Our client was a Scaffolder. He had left school in Year 9 as he was dyslexic and had great difficulty reading. He spent his life doing heavy manual work but did manage to obtain a number of work tickets, such as operatin...
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Country Solicitor Requests Taylor & Scott's Help with a Client's Bullying, Stress, Anxiety and Depression Negligence Claim
Here at Taylor & Scott, we are on occasion called on to assist country solicitors with complex negligence claims. We are happy to assist in these cases and always ensure that following completion of our work, the cli...
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Stop/Go Lady Traffic Controller Receives Large Work injury Damages Payout
Our client was employed by a company performing traffic control duties. Her company had a contract to undertake roadworks in various parts of New South Wales. On many occasions, our client worked through the night perfo...
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Common Questions Asked About ‘Return to Work’ Programs
You least expect to be injured at work but it does happen. Especially if it has never happened to you before you may be unaware of your rights under the workers compensation system. You may be confused about what to expe...
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Multimillion Dollar Settlement – Results From Roof Fall
Our work injury negligence team led by Simon Meigan, Partner and Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury, recently secured a multimillion dollar settlement for an injured worker.
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Recovering Lost Earnings After an Accident if You Are Self-Employed
When people think of workers compensation claims, it’s often in the context of an employee being injured during their employment. But what if you’re self-employed and engaged as a subcontractor and you hurt yourself whil...
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