KKO 230/2000
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Supreme Court allows insurance claim for PTSD when symptoms appeared in September 1995 following June 1990 stabbing.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland allowed the insurance claim regarding post-traumatic stress disorder. The insured suffered a stabbing in June 1990 but did not manifest symptoms until September 1995. The court ruled that the delay in symptom appearance did not break the causal link between the injury and the psychological condition.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedInsurance Act 1991, s. 10; Liability Act 1973, s. 1: A psychological injury is compensable if the symptoms manifest after the traumatic event, provided a causal connection exists despite the latency period.
Keywords
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post-traumatic stress disorder
insurance liability
causal connection
latency period
psychological injury
compensation claim
Supreme Court ruling
Cited Legislation
AI generatedInsurance Act 1991, s. 10
Liability Act 1973, s. 1
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Full text
Kysymys siitä, onko vakuutetun syyskuussa 1995 ilmennyttä psyykkistä oireistoa pidettävä 7.6.1990 sattuneen puukotuksen seurauksena korvattavana posttraumaattisena stressireaktiona.