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Causation Questions Render Claim Unsuitable for Assessment

On 19 January 2024, the Personal Injury Commission published its decision in RACQ Insurance v BRT [2023] NSWPIC 672.

Published by Helen Huang
22 January, 2024
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Mental Harm and Statutory Benefits

On 22 December 2023, the Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Zhao v AAI Limited t/as GIO [2023] NSWPICMR 62.

Published by Peter Hunt
15 January, 2024
CTP Insurance

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
CTP Insurance

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
CTP Insurance

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
CTP Insurance

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
CTP Insurance

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
CTP Insurance

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
CTP Insurance

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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