Workers Compensation - Success Stories
At Taylor & Scott, we believe that every case is a testament to our commitment to justice and client advocacy.
Our "Success Stories" section highlights the significant victories we have achieved on behalf of our clients, showcasing not only the legal expertise of our dedicated team but also the profound impact our work has on individuals and communities. Each story reflects our unwavering dedication to understanding our clients' unique circumstances and crafting tailored strategies that lead to successful outcomes.
2.5m Win For Construction Worker
Taylor & Scott recently obtained a Judgment in the Supreme Court on behalf of an injured worker who sued his employer and his host employer.
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Refugee Escaping Conflict Suffers Serious injury in Work Accident
Our client is a young man who came to Australia as a refugee. His English was very poor but he was determined to build himself a new life away from conflict. Eventually, our Government gave permission for him to work. ...
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Lifetime of Heavy Lifting Results in Permanent Back injury Large Payout Secured for Migrant Worker
Our client migrated to Australia in the early 70s. With a young family to support, he secured employment with a scaffolding and plant hire company. Over the next several years, his work required him to continually bend, ...
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Struck in Back by Metal Pipe – Labourer Wins Substantial Damages
Our client was employed by a labour-hire company who then sent him out to work for various construction companies. On this occasion, he had been sent to assist a demolition company who had the contract to demolish a buil...
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Worn Out Concrete Labourer - Successful Workers Compensation and TPD Claim
Our client worked in the concrete industry as a labourer. He had spent a lifetime doing extremely heavy work. His day involved physically demanding tasks including shovelling, pouring and finishing concrete, wheeling wheelbarrows full of concrete, bending, lifting, twisting and squatting.
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Employee Receives Payout Following Fall On icy Steps - Taylor & Scott
Our client has spent his life labouring in the construction industry. On this particular morning, it was very cold and icy. A team of men had been sent to the roof of a new construction to continue with the work. At one point, our client was directed to climb down from the roof using the scaffolding stairs.
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Shop Assistant Suffers Serious Hand injury - Successful Lump Sum Compensation and Negligence Claim
Our client is a fighter and was determined to overcome her pain and keep working. Her arm has continued to deteriorate and she has been forced to look for lighter, less onerous employment.
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Lifetime of Labouring Results in Three Compensation Claims
Our client worked in the construction industry all of his working life. He usually worked around sixty hours per week. Over the last fifteen years, he had suffered a number of injuries and noticed that his physical condition was deteriorating. In the early 2000s, he injured his knee.
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Run in with boss results in back injury and successful work injury damages claim
Our client was a labourer and machine operator working for a company in country NSW. His work involved operating excavators and dump trucks. The work was reasonably light, and our client loved his job. At one point our c...
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Labourer Suffers injury At Work, Gets Compensation - Taylor & Scott
Our client is a young labourer. He was working for a labour-hire company. On this particular occasion, he had been sent to work for a "host employer" that handled the recycling of heavy-duty batteries. The batteries were...
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Fall at Work in Factory, Process Worker Turns to Taylor & Scott Compensation Lawyers for Advice and Assistance
Our client immigrated from overseas in the 70's. On arrival, she set about securing employment, learning English and bringing up her young family. She was able to obtain a job as a process worker which meant working very...
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Series of Lifting injuries at Work Results in Workers Compensation Lump Sum Payout
Our client worked as a picker/packer for a large supermarket chain. His job involved him constantly bending and lifting boxes weighing from 10-20 kgs. His wife and four children are all dependent on him. During the cours...
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