WCRA: recovery of statutory benefits & agreements to reduce repayment of statutory benefits
(re Dargan) Amaca Pty Limited v Northern Sydney Health Services & Ors NSWDDT 1 In re Dargan, the plaintiff…...
Category: Personal Injuries – Products
HCA: whether the manufacturer’s manual caused the defect to be undetected
Robinson Helicopter Company Incorporated v McDermott HCA 22 (8 June 2016) I refer you to the High Court’s judgment…...
Principal & contractor – Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Fox – considered
BlueScope Steel Ltd v Cartwright NSWCA 25 The employee driver in first instance was successful, but lost the appeal…...
Product liability: properly worded inspection & maintenance manuals
McDermott & Ors v Robinson Helicopter Company Incorporated QCA 357 The appeal was against the manufacturer involving a fatal…...
Toddler poisoned by ‘non-toxic’ heat pack gel, overseas supplier to pay $900k
Mellare v United Pacific Industries Ltd NSWSC 1626 The baby’s mother had purchased a gel pack which she used to…...
HCA: Voixx class action Special Leave application declined
Peterson v Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd HCATrans 105 (11 May 2012) Further to my earlier post…...
KFC: liable for aberrant/skylarking behaviour of employees
Samaan bht Samaan v Kentucky Fried Chicken Pty Ltd NSWSC 381 This case turned on factual and expert evidence…...