He fractured his right leg
200,000 dirhams compensation for an employee who was run over at work
The court confirmed that the insurance company was not responsible in the event of intentional crimes. Archives
The Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance obligated the defendant to pay an employee 200,000 dirhams in compensation for the injuries resulting from the accused's payment and trampling of the victim while performing his work, which led to his physical injuries, in addition to psychological damage.
The details of the case are related to the fact that the plaintiff, while performing his work, was accompanied by the second defendant, who pushed him and drove an insured bus to the first defendant, the "insurance company", and ran over the plaintiff, which led to his injury, which caused his disability in addition to psychological damage, The second defendant was convicted for that act, and the plaintiff filed a lawsuit, and requested that a forensic doctor be assigned to examine him, determine the percentage of disability that he had suffered, and oblige the defendants to pay fees and expenses.
The report of the forensic doctor, which was appointed by the court, stated that the plaintiff suffered injuries represented by a fracture in the right lower limb, which represented a permanent disability of 30%, and abrasions in the left thigh, left knee and left leg.
The attorney asked the plaintiff’s attorney to oblige the two defendants to pay the plaintiff an amount of 400,000 dirhams in compensation for the damages suffered by him, and to oblige the defendants to pay fees and expenses, while the first defendant’s agent (the insurance company) submitted a memorandum that included the introduction of a new discount in the lawsuit (the owner of the bus), And in the original lawsuit, he demanded the judiciary rejecting her for her exit from the insurance coverage.
The court clarified that it was evident from the investigation report of the Public Prosecution that the second defendant assaulted and ran over the plaintiff, and then the court extracted the defendant’s mistake and evaluated its judiciary on this basis to prove his negligence.
It indicated that the responsibility of the "insurance company" for paying compensation is based on the insurance contract, which is a contract dominated by a compensatory character, and aims to compensate the insured for the damage he inflicts as a result of realizing the insured risk, within the limits of this damage and without exceeding it, so that it is not a source To enrich it, and that according to the first clause of chapter five of the unified insurance policy against loss, damage and civil liability, the insurance company is not liable in the event that the risk occurs due to an intentional felony or misdemeanor.
She added that the plaintiff decided that the second defendant ran over him, and then the incident deviates from the concept of accidents in which the insurance company is obligated to compensate the injured in it, and then does not fulfill its responsibility, and the court decides to reject the plaintiff’s request to oblige it with the defendant to pay compensation, and the court ruled, to bind the defendant To pay the plaintiff an amount of 200,000 dirhams, and obligate him to pay the case's fees and fees, and attorney fees.