Anita Valiontis

Prior to his transport accident Alan worked on a part time basis at two different positions. One as a school sports teacher and the other on an administrative basis in a family business. Alan was involved in sports his whole life to the point where he also had some professional experience. Suffice to say he loved his work and was still regularly involved in various sporting activities with his…

Kapiti was involved in a motor vehicle accident in July 2009.  The vehicle at fault for the accident was unknown as the driver fled the scene following the accident.

Kapiti came to Henry Carus and Associates when one of the large firms told him they did not think the court would find he had a serious injury as a result of injuries he sustained.

An application had been made to the TAC…

Tracey was driving to work one day when a parked car suddenly pulled out in front of him, striking his vehicle.

After exchanging information, Tracey carried on, went to work and continued about his day.

After the initial shock from the accident wore off, Tracey began experiencing immense back and bilateral shoulder pain.

Despite making every effort he could to remain working, the injuries were just too much and Tracey had to…

Alyssha is a young lady who shared a great passion for horse riding. Unfortunately she was involved in a transport accident where she was struck by a negligent driver. Although the TAC accepted her claim at first instance, they eventually stopped funding treatment for her lower back injury. We disputed the decision and were successful at a VCAT hearing.

Although her injuries did not rate high enough to receive an…

Rachel called us to visit her at her home, as she had an injury to her foot and was finding it very difficult to walk around. Henry went out to visit her, and met her and her husband and heard her story of how at a home and garden supply store a worker had dropped a load of cement bags onto her foot. It was clear to Henry that…

June is a lovely 86 year old lady who unfortunately suffers from multiple myeloma. As part of her ongoing treatment, she visits a hospital regularly for chemotherapy.

One day, she was walking along the hallway of the hospital, when she tripped on a raised brass carpet runner. She fell forward on her outstretched arm, injuring her shoulder as a result. In handling June’s public liability claim against the hospital, we…

Dr Goloub has a number of patients who are clients of Henry Carus + Associates. He wrote to us to express support for the services we provide to his clients.

Chloe was on her way to work driving on the Westgate freeway. She was in the left-hand lane when the driver of a B-Double truck travelling in the next lane suddenly crossed into her lane and hit the right rear wheel of her car. She spun across the front of the truck and the truck continued to push her car sideways along the freeway until she spun again into…

Jin Chuan Deng is a 83 year old man who was enjoying his retirement life with his wife. On the evening of his accident, he had been playing some Mah-Jong at his neighbour’s house. On his way home, he was crossing a small road. He was just a few steps away from the kerb when he was struck by a car. The driver did not even brake, stop, or…

Mark came to our office after suffering a serious back injury following a TAC related motor vehicle accident.

In fact, he and his wife were injured in the accident. Mark is an incredible family man determined to get back to the level he was achieving before the accident, and although he did recover a lot, it was obvious his serious back injury would impact his family life, and his ability…