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A Townsville man has been successful in a $2.5 million lawsuit for a head-on collision car which left him with debilitating physical and mental injuries, a Rockhampton court has heard.
The trial was conducted at the Supreme Court in Rockhampton over five days in February and an order was delivered on March 25.
Justice Graeme Crow ordered RACQ Insurance Limited to pay Blaise Allen, 49, a sum of $2,499,399.69 for damages in personal injury for physical and psychological injuries, loss of economic opportunities in employment wages and for future and past care and assistance.
The decision document detailed the accident which occurred in January 2015.
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Subscriber only A Townsville man has been successful in a $2.5 million lawsuit for a head-on collision car which left him with debilitating physical and mental injuries, a Rockhampton court has heard. The trial was conducted at the Supreme Court in Rockhampton over five days in February and an order was delivered on March 25. Justice Graeme Crow ordered RACQ Insurance Limited to pay Blaise Allen, 49, a sum of $2,499,399.69 for damages in personal injury for physical and psychological injuries, loss of economic opportunities in employment wages and for future and past care and assistance. The decision document detailed the accident which occurred in January 2015.
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