280 thousand dirhams in compensation for a young man who lost his sense of smell in an accident

A young man suffered multiple injuries to the face, resulting in a complete loss of smell, as a result of a trailer colliding with his car. The Abu Dhabi Family Court and Civil and Administrative Claims ordered the trailer driver and the vehicle insured company to pay him an amount of 280,000 dirhams, in compensation for the material and moral damages he sustained.

In the details, a young man filed a lawsuit in which he demanded to oblige a trailer driver to pay him 300,000 dirhams in compensation for material and moral damages, in addition to entering the car insurance company as a deduction entered into the lawsuit, indicating that he had been exposed to an accident that resulted in health damage, and the driver was convicted under a penal ruling.

The report of the expert delegated by the court showed that the plaintiff suffered a traumatic injury to the face that led to a fracture in the bones of the base of the skull that formed a permanent disability of 5% of its original nature, and difficulty breathing from the left nostril that formed a permanent disability of 10% of its original nature, and a complete loss of the sense of smell 100%, in addition to a fracture of the maxillary bone, a permanent disability constituted 10% of the chewing benefit.

In the ruling, the court stated that it was clear from the criminal ruling that the defendant, while driving a vehicle with a trailer loaded with a large caravan, caused a collision with the plaintiff’s car, and this mistake caused damages to the plaintiff, pointing out that the company insuring the vehicle causing the accident recognized the plaintiff’s right to Claiming compensation that does not exceed 250 thousand dirhams, and then the defendant's tort liability is fixed, as is the liability of the insured company.

She affirmed that, after approving what was stated in the medical report, the plaintiff deserved comprehensive compensation for all the material damages represented in the injuries he sustained and the moral represented in the pain, grief, heartbreak and fear that had befallen him due to the defendant's mistake, and the court ruled to obligate the defendant and the litigant entered jointly to perform The plaintiff has an amount of 280,000 dirhams and obligated them to pay fees and expenses.

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