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Adjustment Disorder or Persistent Depression?

On 15 December 2023, the Personal Injury Commission (PIC) released its decision in Dokoza v AAI Limited t/as GIO [2023] NSWPICMP 626. The Claimant was involved in a motor vehicle accident on 2 September 2020.

Published by Helen Huang
18 December, 2023
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Sliding Doors – did an accident cause fractured ribs or not?

On 8 December 2023, the Personal Injury Commission (PIC) published its decision in Ghaznawi v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2023] NSWPICMP 603.

Published by Peter Hunt
11 December, 2023
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Overtaking a slow-moving vehicle – are you wholly or mostly at fault? Hall v Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2023] NSWPIC 617

On 1 December 2023 the Personal Injury Commission (PIC) released its decision in Hall v Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2023] NSWPIC 617.

Published by Helen Huang
4 December, 2023
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Walking and talking (on the phone) – did the Claimant contribute to his injuries? Kouchekisheikhani v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2023] NSWPIC 597

On 24 November 2023 The Personal Injury Commission released its decision in Kouchekisheikhani v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2023] NSWPIC 597. The Claimant alleges he was standing behind a parked car and that the Insured vehicle ran over his ...

Published by Helen Huang
27 November, 2023
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E-Bike Rider not injured in “motor accident”: CFD v AAI Limited t/as AAMI [2023] NSWPIC 592

A vehicle is not a motor vehicle unless it was built with the intention of being propelled by a motor which forms part of the vehicle. In assessing whether a vehicle is a motor vehicle the focus is on the intention of the manufacturer, at the time th...

Published by Peter Hunt
21 November, 2023
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MRIs are more accurate diagnostic tools for labral tears than ultrasounds: Fajloun v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2023] NSWPICMP 534

On 10 November 2023 the NSW Personal Injury Commission released its decision in Fajloun v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2023] NSWPICMP 534.

Published by Helen Huang
13 November, 2023
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Concessions in medical disputes: Shaw v Insurance Australia Group Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2023] NSWSC 1273

In the matter of Shaw v Insurance Australia Group Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2023] NSWSC 1273, the claimant alleged that a motor accident on 6 September 2018 caused whole person impairment greater than 10%.

Published by Qiming Zhou
8 November, 2023
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Drivers not maintaining a proper lookout prior to performing a U-turn may be mostly at fault for an accident: Hamid v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance [2023] NSWPIC 157

On 3 November 2023 the NSW Personal Injury Commission released its decision in Hamid v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance [2023] NSWPIC 157.

Published by Peter Hunt
7 November, 2023
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Medical Review Panel bound to conduct review: Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Mangogna [2023] NSWPICMP 509

The Claimant in Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Mangogna [2023] NSWPICMP 509 alleged that they had sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident on 8 January 2021.

Published by Helen Huang
30 October, 2023
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