Turner Freeman Queensland
Areas Of Expertise - Melanoma Caused By Work Related Sun Exposure
Under the law of Queensland, persons with melanoma caused by work related sun can obtain significant lump sum and other benefits through an application to WorkCover Queensland.
A disease like melanoma can attract lump sum compensation even where the sun exposure occurred many years previously and was quite transient in nature.
For persons who have retired this lump sum compensation is in excess of what would likely be awarded by a court in Queensland. For this reason, retired persons who melanoma as a result of employment in Queensland are in most cases better off lodging an application with WorkCover than pursuing a court claim.
Death benefits are also available to widows whose loved ones died as a result of melanoma caused by work related sun exposure.
The conditions under which we are prepared to handle applications to WorkCover Queensland for melanoma
- We offer "no win no fee" terms, which means that we are not paid unless or until you are successful in recovering compensation;
- In applications for compensation for melanoma we charge costs on a lump sum basis – costs are fixed by way of a written agreement at the outset of the matter. There are no charges other than the lump sum set out in our cost agreement, subject of course to our "no win" no fee terms