Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after horror Monash IVF mix-up Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after horror Monash IVF mix-up A woman has unwittingly given birth to a stranger’s baby after a horror mix-up by Monash IVF saw her implanted with another couple’s embryo. It is believed to be the first time in Australia that a baby has been born after the wrong embryo […] Read More…
$350,000 for school library worker who hurt her back $350,000 for school library worker who hurt her back A leading Catholic girls’ school has been ordered to pay $350,000 to a library technician who was injured while moving heavy books during Covid lockdowns. The County Court ruled this week the Genazzano College library worker, who hurt her back while working at the school in […] Read More…
Mum seeks answers after workplace fall leaves son with lifelong brain injury Mum seeks answers after workplace fall leaves son with lifelong brain injury Curtis Cook adored footy, his mates and time with his family. But his loved ones were forced to spend his 21st birthday by his hospital bedside, after a horror workplace accident left him in a coma with serious head injuries. Cook lost the […] Read More…
‘We trusted them’: Family to sue Barwon Health over Swanston Centre death The family of a patient who took their own life inside a Geelong psychiatric unit says the government-run facility basically handed their loved one “a loaded gun” amid a probe into the grim tragedy. Bellamy Nieto, 22, was found dead at the Swanston Centre in June last year just days after attempting suicide in […] Read More…
Fairbridge Farm School child abuse survivors launch fresh class action Survivors of child abuse at a farm school in regional New South Wales have launched a second class action in a bid to receive further compensation for traumatic experiences inflicted on them. Former students of the Fairbridge Farm School in Molong received a $24 million settlement through a class action in 2015. A year later, New […] Read More…
More than 100 families consider suing childcare centres A parent whose child was one of eight children allegedly abused by accused Melbourne paedophile Joshua Dale Brown is suing their former daycare centre for damages, as dozens of other families seek legal advice. Arnold Thomas & Becker said it was filing a claim against national childcare giant G8 – the operator of several […] Read More…
Arnold Thomas & Becker launches legal action against childcare giant G8 education Arnold Thomas & Becker is preparing to launch legal action against childcare giant G8 Education on behalf of families whose children were allegedly sexually abused by accused paedophile Joshua Dale Brown. It comes as police last week identified four new childcare centres where Mr Brown worked – Arnold Thomas & Becker is representing multiple […] Read More…
Dozens of cases to be filed following Joshua Brown allegations Arnold Thomas & Becker is gearing up to file potentially dozens of individual cases against childcare centres who employed alleged pedophile Joshua Brown, with some to be lodged as early as this week. Over 250 families have contacted Arnold Thomas & Becker, with the possibility for legal action to be taken on behalf of over 500 […] Read More…
Almost 200 parents seeking legal help after childcare abuse allegations Parents of children who had to be tested for STIs after a childcare worker was accused of dozens of sickening offences have been driven to quit work. Joshua Dale Brown, 26, has been charged with more than 70 child abuse offences, including the sexual penetration of a child and producing child abuse material. Last […] Read More…
Major ‘red flag’ in childcare abuse allegations Arnold Thomas & Becker is preparing to represent hundreds of families in court over sexual abuse allegations in childcare centres. It comes after Joshua Dale Brown, 26, was last week charged with more than 70 offences against eight children, aged between five months and two years. A Melbourne mother has said she was left […] Read More…