Supreme Court allows capitalization of occupational disability pension when employer liquidation causes payment disruptions.

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal and ordered the liquidated employer to pay a lump sum of 500 PLN in court costs. The plaintiff, an operator who contracted mercury poisoning, sought to capitalize her monthly occupational disability pension because the employer's liquidation threatened total loss of the benefit and current payments were disrupted. The court ruled that these circumstances constituted 'valid reasons' under the Civil Code, justifying the conversion of the periodic pension into a one-time compensation to ensure the victim's rights are realized despite the debtor's insolvency.