Case Summary

Mr James was employed as a Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) officer based in Doomadgee in North Queensland. He brought a claim for personal injuries against the State of Queensland alleging he had sustained psychological injuries in the course of his work duties. The claim centred on a number of incidents occurring in a six-week period, […]

SS Family Pty Ltd v WorkCover Queensland [2018] QCA 296 The Plaintiff in a personal injury claim, Mr Stankovic, sustained a right shoulder injury on 3 April 2013 as a result of heavy lifting while working as a tiler for a company called Trendbuild. On 9 July 2013, Mr Stankovic lodged a compensation claim with

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