II UK 106/08
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Court dismisses appeal, ruling gross negligence in driving caused a work accident, barring workers' comp benefits.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a truck driver against a social insurance fund's refusal of disability pension. The court found that the driver's sole cause of the work accident was driving on the wrong lane without signaling, constituting gross negligence. Consequently, the court held that such gross negligence excludes the insured's right to workers' compensation benefits under the relevant social insurance statute.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 21 ust. 1 ustawy o ubezpieczeniu społecznym z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Art. 398 § 1 k.p.c.: Gross negligence by an insured worker that is the sole cause of a work accident excludes the right to workers' compensation benefits.
Keywords
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gross negligence
work accident
workers compensation
driving violation
exclusion of benefits
sole cause
professional driver
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 21 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 30 października 2002 r. o ubezpieczeniu społecznym z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
Art. 398 § 1 k.p.c.
Art. 102 k.p.c.
art. 328 § 2 k.p.c
art. 3983 § 3 k.p.c
art. 39814 k.p.c
art. 9 § 1 k.k
art. 2371 § 1 k.p
art. 102 k.p.c
Cited Case Law
AI generatedIII PRN 19/76
II UKN 221/99
Negligence must be flagrant to exempt employer liability; mere speed or panic does not suffice.
II UKN 687/98
Unknown traffic law knowledge by a cyclist constitutes gross negligence, barring work accident benefits under Polish law.
I CSK 63/05
RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ Dnia 17 marca 2006 r.
II CSK 315/07
Supreme Court dismisses appeal; unilateral notarized revocation of life tenancy waiver lacks legal effect for registry entry.