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Soot Ngee Lee

(WorkCover Claim)

Our client came to us in November of 2021 after suffering an injury at her place of work. Ms Lee was employed in a customer service position at the local grocery store. However, due to the qualified butcher having finished for the day, our client was pressured into a situation to perform a butcher’s task for a customer despite our client having not received education or training in this profession....

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Rudra Naidu

(WorkCover Claim)

Our client Rudra worked as a nurse and in the course of his employment he would transfer patients. During one such occurrence, Rudra was moving a patient from bed to chair when the patient became physically violent, causing injury to our clients back and causing a subsequent leg injury. Rudra’s pain became increasingly worse resulting in 3 months bed ridden before requiring various surgeries including a laminectomy on his spine....

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Karren Tang

(WorkCover Claim)

In early 2016 Karren and her husband came to Australia on a holiday to both enjoy their honeymoon and explore our country. With plans to stay in Australia for a few months, the couple sought casual work at a farm in Victoria to fund their holiday. Karren’s role included cleaning the machines that process hops, including clearing any rubbish from the apparatus which she did not receive appropriate training for....

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Joanne Fenech

(WorkCover Claim)

As a casual retail worker, when Joanne injured herself on the job, she was unsure what her legal rights were. The common task of lifting and passing boxes to another staff member, unexpectedly resulted in significant nerve damage, requiring 15 medical procedures, a permanent Spinal Nerve Stimulator, and years of pain and suffering. Fortunately, our team were able to reach a successful WorkCover outcome for Joanne who can now look...

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Ismail Tawil

(WorkCover Claim)

Ismail came to Australia as a young man with limited English. Shortly after arriving in Australia, Ismail got married and started a family. He took great pride in providing for his for his young family and working hard as a spray painter for a truck repair centre. Ismail had a horrific and unfortunate fall from a ladder while he was spray painting a truck in 2015, injuring his back. Ismail...

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Stephanie Dunne

(WorkCover Claim)

Our client Steph contacted us after suffering a nasty injury in the course of her employment as a disability worker at a school for specific purposes (SSP). Steph was wheeling a student a gurney who had recently undergone spinal surgery, when one of the wheels fell off, causing the gurney to tip over. Our client reacted quickly to catch the bed to protect the child from further injury. She was...

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Mary Leach

(WorkCover Claim)

Mary came to see us after suffering a life-changing injury at work. Her employer, a major global stevedoring company, informed her of a damaged shipping container on the wharf and told Mary to go and inspect it. As she was conducting her inspection, another worker opened the door retaining the contents of the container, and in an instant, more than 10 tons of wheat spilled out and over Mary. Mary...

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Penelope is a young woman who has been working as an administration assistant for the past decade.   On the day of the incident, Penelope was instructed by her employer to move a large object to an outside location in wet, rainy conditions. Unfortunately, she fell over and suffered a serious fracture to her leg. After surgery, and a long and difficult recovery, Penelope was able to return to work...

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Dhruvil Patel

(WorkCover Claim)

Our client Dhruvil is a well-educated individual and has spent recent years working as a Production Engineer in steel fabrication. Dhruvil was asked by his employer to install a metal beam for the construction of a garage, despite knowing that he did not hold the necessary qualification to carry-out this particular task. While on the job, as Dhruvil was helping his work mates to install the beam, the structure gave...

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In 2008, Mia came to us after being injured in the course of her employment from lifting a truck bull bar to fill a radiator with water. Following unsuccessful attempts to receive legal assistance from three other firms, who advised her that she had no claim, Mia didn’t give up despite the many struggles this accident inflicted on her life. Fortunately, through our team’s commitment to Mia and persistence in...

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Jiagui Wang

(WorkCover Claim)

Before his accident, Mr Wang was enjoying his full-time employment as a professional welder, as well as an active life full of hobbies outside of work. On the day of his accident, while Mr Wang was doing his normal duty following the usual procedures, the rail he was welding suddenly slipped from the crane and fell. He tried to catch the rail and, in that process, injured his lower back....

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Jinlei Cui

(WorkCover Claim)

As an immigrant to Australia, Mr Cui was making his living through hard work, and he was full of hope for a better future for him and his young family. On the night of his accident, Mr Cui finished his food delivery job a bit earlier than usual as it started to rain. As he was riding his motorcycle home,  a car suddenly turned into his path and struck him....

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Khan Fuller

(WorkCover Claim)

Khan is a young man in his 30s, who works as a carer. This job requires lots of heavy lifting and use of his body, and unfortunately Khan suffered a nasty back injury at work whilst lifting someone into a car. We were pleased assist Khan in achieving compensation for his pain and suffering, and loss of earnings and earning capacity. This is what Khan had to say about our...

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John Byrne

(WorkCover Claim)

John was self-employed as a roof tiler for over 20 years before he suffered a nasty injury at work. He had been called out to a job site that was messy, full of rubbish and other debris, for an urgent job. At this site, tradespeople had to use muddy walkways to get to and from the houses being constructed. While walking on one of these paths, John slipped and jolted...

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Pedro Martaan

(WorkCover Claim)

In 2017, self-employed business owner Pedro was performing a job in Collingwood where, due to no fault of his own, he was trapped in the building. In order to exit our client was required to lift a defective roller door. In the process of doing so, he ruptured his left bicep. Due to these injuries, Pedro’s usual day-to-day activity came to a halt. He was forced to give up his...

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Iwona Luro

(WorkCover Claim)

Our gracious client Iwona was delightful to work with. Iwona worked as a PCA with the Council since 1998.  In 2015, her claim was denied on the basis that the injury Iwona suffered was a result of a combination of factors, including constitutional age-related degeneration, however, the medical panel members concluded the contrary.  Iwona was an extraordinary PCA, and she was passionate about caring for the elderly.  One of the...

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Alysha Mazzon

(WorkCover Claim)

Alysha suffered workplace injuries in the course of her employment whilst working at a retail shop. The employer did not believe the tasks that Alysha performed caused her injuries. Alysha contacted us immediately after her injuries.  We acted quickly to protect her claim by collecting evidence to prove her case. We were able to obtain the compensation that she deserved. This is what Alysha, had to say about her experience:

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Janean Thorburn

(WorkCover Claim)

Emergency department nurse Janean, contacted our firm after suffering serious injuries to her spine and hips during the course of her employment at the hospital. Having suffered from ongoing pain and restrictions, and undergoing many procedures to treat her injuries, Janean’s life was impacted in every way.  Our client subsequently developed a chronic pain condition and psychological injuries, and is unable to return to work as a nurse in the...

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Craig Kluske

(WorkCover Claim)

Craig engaged the services of our firm after he suffered a serious back injury from years of physical work and heavy lifting. Unfortunately, Craig’s claim was initially rejected, and he wasn’t able to access his no-fault entitlements under the Workers’ Compensation Scheme. We were able to assist Craig in getting his claim accepted, which enabled access to the treatment that he needed and weekly payments to help alleviate financial strain....

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Joanne Burford

(WorkCover Claim)

Joanne, a professional working in the law, chose our firm to represent her in her personal injury claim. Aware of the challenges that may arise from seeking a claim for her injury occurring on her way to work, she engaged our firm with knowledge of reputation of our commitment and ability to achieve an outcome in her circumstances. Her review speaks for itself.

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