Tag: compensation lawyer
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Sailor sues Navy for causing his smoking habit!
Christopher Cooper was just 15 years old when he enlisted in the Australian Navy in 1977. Like most teenage boys, he was very impressionable and unaware of the full dangers of tobacco. “I was encouraged to smoke….taking a break meant having a smoke…I wanted to be one of the men”, he said in 2014. Sadly…
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Compensation Case Review
Compensation Case Review In a recent matter handled by Peter Moore, Compensation Lawyer, a client reported slipping on a step at the front door of a house she was visiting and as a consequence, her arm went through a glass panel of the door. The stairs leading to the door were wet and slippery and…
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Workers Compensation for Bullying and Harassment!
Workers Compensation Claims for Bullying and Harassment are on the rise. Did you know that the Central Coast has the second highest number of Workers Compensation Claims in NSW for psychological injuries, the second highest for back injuries and the fourth highest for should injuries. These figures have been released by the Workers Compensation Commission…
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Do you believe you may have a medical negligence claim?
Have you received medical or other treatment which you believe has been negligently carried out and which has caused you to suffer loss or damage?. You may have a medical negligence claim. Such treatment may include from a Doctor, Dentist, Hospital or other health provider. There is a limitation period of 3 years in which…
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Can a victim of child abuse sue for compensation decades later?
Following recent changes to NSW legislation in 2016, victims of child abuse no longer face a time limit to bringing a compensation claim for damages. Under the old law, victims had between 3-12 years to bring an action for damages in Court. The Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse found that these limitation periods…
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Sexual Assault – Harrassment & Bullying
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a report on sexual assault and harassment of university students. The report details disturbing instances of sexual assault and harassment. The impact on survivors has at times been catastrophic. The Commission’s report raises questions about the duty of care that universities owe to their students and what recourse…
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Injured in a motor vehicle accident?
When a person is injured in a motor vehicle accident in NSW, the law requires that a claim form be sent to the Green Slip Insurer of the vehicle at fault within 6 months of the date of the accident. If a claim form is submitted within that period the Insurer will most likely reject…
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Woolworths pay $580,299 in public liability compensation for one hot chip!
Public Liability Compensation is a very complex area of Law. You are probably thinking ‘since when have hot chips got so expensive?’. Well, since Woolworths failed to remove one from the floor of it’s shopping centre in Taree. The High Court has found the giant supermarket chain negligent in allowing a greasy potato chip to…
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Are your workers compensation weekly payments about to be cut?
Section 39 of the Workers Compensation Act (http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/wca1987255/s39.html) is going to start cutting off injured workers from receiving workers compensation weekly payments in 2017. Have you received a letter from your insurer, telling you your workers compensation weekly payments are going to stop later this year? You’re not the only one. Around 6,500 injured workers…
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Successful Pork Chop Compensation claim!
You may not believe this to be a true story but the story of the pork chop compensation claim is as true as it comes.