Court dismisses claim that winter weather caused heart attack, ruling it was a pre-existing condition.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal regarding a fatal heart attack sustained by a worker on the way to work. The lower court had accepted expert opinions suggesting cold temperatures and slippery roads might have contributed to the stress leading to the event. The Supreme Court rejected this, stating that typical winter conditions in Poland do not constitute a concurrent external cause for a pre-existing coronary disease.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 25 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Art. 6 ust. 1 pkt 3; A work-related accident requires a sudden event caused by an external factor, and ordinary winter weather conditions like cold or ice do not qualify as a concurrent external cause for a death resulting from a pre-existing internal medical condition.