Civil claim dismissed because death was not a work accident, precluding civil compensation under Polish law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a final judgment that rejected the plaintiff's civil claim for damages. The plaintiff argued her husband's death resulted from safety violations during a rescue operation, but the court found the cause to be a sudden heart attack unrelated to work conditions. The court ruled that since the death was not legally classified as a work accident, the employer's liability under the Work Accident Act was excluded, thereby barring the separate civil claim.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Ustawa z dnia 24 maja 1990 r. o zmianie niektórych przepisów o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym oraz innych ustaw: The right to claim civil compensation for damages resulting from a work accident is strictly conditional upon the prior legal recognition of the event as a work accident; without such recognition, the employer's liability under the Work Accident Act prevails and excludes civil liability.