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II UKN 197/99 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses workers' compensation claim as statute of limitations expired from disability assessment date.

Case Number II UKN 197/99
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for workers' compensation damages against two schools, ruling the statute of limitations had expired. While lower courts initially awarded damages based on the date the plaintiff learned of the injury, the Supreme Court corrected this interpretation. The court held that the limitation period begins on the date the disability was officially assessed, not when the employee became aware of the harm, thereby barring the late-filed lawsuit.

Legislator headnote

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art. 291 § 1 KP; The three-year limitation period for a claim for one-time compensation for occupational disease begins on the day the employee becomes aware of the sustained or long-term damage to health or its increase by at least 10%, not the day of discovery of the injury.

Keywords

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workers compensation occupational disease statute of limitations disability assessment limitation period start supreme court ruling casation procedure

Cited Legislation

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art. 291 § 1 KP
art. 39315 KPC
art. 102 KPC

Cited Case Law

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III PZP 29/84

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