Supreme Court remands work accident case for retrial due to insufficient expert opinion on external cause.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland revoked the Regional Court's decision recognizing a death as a work accident and remanded the case for retrial. The plaintiff argued that her husband's sudden cardiac death was caused by excessive work effort, while the defendant contended the cause was internal. The court found the expert opinion inadequate because it failed to establish an external cause or address the specific impact of night shifts on the employee's health, violating procedural requirements.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o wypadkach przy pracy; art. 6 ust. 1; The court must determine if an event is a work accident by establishing an external cause, while the expert merely assesses medical causality, and opinions lacking factual justification cannot serve as the basis for findings.