II UKN 63/00
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Supreme Court quashes labor accident verdict due to failure to assess combined stress and physical exertion effects on heart disease.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's decision denying a heart attack as a work-related accident. The plaintiff argued that psychological stress from a confrontation and physical exertion from lifting a patient combined with her pre-existing heart condition caused the event. The court found the lower court erred by failing to evaluate how these factors interacted to accelerate the heart attack in a susceptible individual.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 233 § 1 KP; Art. 6 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; The court must assess the cumulative effect of external stress and physical exertion on a worker with a pre-existing heart condition to determine if they jointly caused the accident.
Keywords
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work-related accident
heart disease
psychological stress
physical exertion
medical causation
labor law
supreme court
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 233 § 1 KP
Art. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych