Kathryn MacDonell
Chief Executive Officer
Kathryn is Trilby Misso’s Chief Executive Officer.
Meet Kathryn
Amanda’s* work accident claim is an example of how the impact of a workplace accident goes much further than just the injury itself.
Amanda suffered a significant psychological injury at work. The circumstances were very traumatic for her and to make matters worse, the employer told her it was her fault. After the work incident, she was unable to return to her chosen career. Thankfully a family friend gave her work in the hospitality industry and was a very sympathetic employer who made allowances for her limitations. With time off work and now earning significantly less than in her trained career, the family savings were used and their house deposit was gone.
WorkCover offered Amanda a Lump Sum payment of $7,225.00. Amanda knew this sum didn’t compensate her for the injury, losing her career, her continued loss of income and losing the family savings.
Amanda’s legal team at Trilby Misso were able to gather evidence about the work accident and present a case on why the employer was at fault, as well as financial evidence of her loss of income and medical evidence to support that claim. After extensive negotiations Amanda was able to settle her claim for $160,000, just over 22 times what she was initially offered.
The settlement has helped Amanda regain some financial security and the family are now looking again to buy a home.
*Names have been changed to maintain confidentiality
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