Category: Blameless motor accident
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Workers compensation insurer entitled to recover payments from a blameless motor accident insurer
State of NSW v Wenham [2016] NSWCA 336 The appellant was the employer of Ms Goddard. Ms Goddard was driving behind a truck driven by the first respondent and owned by the second respondent. A wheel assembly disconnected from the truck, collided with the vehicle Ms Goddard was driving, and caused her injury. The respondents…
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Blameless accident claim against insurer
PROCEDURE – notice of motion – claim under the blameless accident provisions of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) – insurer seeking proceedings against it be dismissed – Rule 14.28(1)(a) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – whether there is reasonable cause of action – proceedings cannot be dismissed – pleadings to…
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Blameless motor accident
TORTS – motor accident compensation – blameless accident – kangaroo collides with motor cycle in the outback – only in Australia – statutory interpretation – whether driver can claim under no fault scheme – whether injuries occasioned by a “blameless motor accident” – whether plaintiff’s act or omission caused the accident – statutory modification to…