Burke Mead Lawyers

$1.3M

Public Liability

Mrs. Kellie Furner sustained severe injuries to her right hip, elbow, and neck after slipping twice on a newly painted, dangerously slippery driveway during an open home inspection in January 2020. The NSW Supreme Court found both the property owners and the real estate agent negligent.

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Occupational Disease

Mr. Eddy, a carpenter and labourer, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2003 after decades of asbestos exposure. The High Court established important principles for occupational disease claims, including apportionment of liability and calculation of damages for progressive diseases.

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Medical Negligence

The family of Corrina Medway, a Canberra woman who died giving birth in May 2011 due to complications from pre-eclampsia, was awarded compensation. The ACT Coroner found her obstetrician failed to provide appropriate treatment for her dangerous blood pressure readings.

$1.2M

Institutional Abuse

Hadassa Sara Erlich sued Adass Israel School Inc for damages relating to sexual abuse she suffered as a student and employee by the school’s headmistress, Mrs Malka Leifer. The Victorian Supreme Court found in favour of the survivor on multiple grounds, including direct and vicarious liability.

$808,564

Medical Negligence

Mrs Whitaker, who had lost sight in one eye, consulted Dr Rogers for surgery. Dr Rogers failed to warn her of the rare risk of sympathetic ophthalmia, which she developed post-surgery, leading to total blindness. The High Court established fundamental principles for informed consent.

$613,462

Public Liability

Ms Marmara, 59, was struck by a falling mountain bike at a Woy Woy Kmart, sustaining serious neck and shoulder injuries. The court found Kmart negligent for failing to implement proper safety systems for oversized items.