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…
States urged to act after deeply concerning Catholic Church ruling The High Court sent shockwaves through advocates for abuse survivors last week when it overturned a previous ruling on appeal, and ruled that a Catholic diocese was not liable for the historical sexual abuse of a young boy in Victoria. The original ruling had found the Catholic Church’s Ballarat diocese was legally responsible for […] Read More…
Former Scotch College student suing school after allegedly being abused by multiple teachers A former Scotch College student who allegedly suffered “irreparable” abuse at the hands of multiple teachers in the ‘80s is urging his peers to break their silence on similar incidents. Our client Craig Marriott, who was enrolled at the prestigious all-boys schools between 1982 and 1986, is seeking compensation after years of alleged abuse […] Read More…
Geelong High School abuse survivor sues state A sexual abuse survivor has sued the state after she suffered at the hands of a former teacher while a student at Geelong High School. The woman, who was abused by then English teacher Luke Joseph Martin, said school leaders needed to look out for signs students were being preyed on. Martin begun communicating […] Read More…
Former St Kevin’s College student sues school over historic sexual abuse A former St Kevin’s College student who suffered “life-changing” sexual abuse as a ten-year-old in the 1970s is suing the Christian Brothers. The man, who is now nearly 60, was raped multiple times in 1976, when he was in year five. In a writ filed in the Supreme Court, he claims his teacher, Brother […] Read More…
Elihjohn O’Donnell’s memory to live on after fatal Lara house fire as newborn brother named in his honour Elijohn O’Donnell’s memory to live on after fatal Lara house fire as newborn brother named in his honour Elihjohn O’Donnell, who died in a tragic house fire in Lara, will never meet his newborn brother. But his memory will live on after the bub was named in his honour. Mum Kristie Ward welcomed her new baby boy, […] Read More…