Insurance company obliged to pay Dhs160,000 to injured driver in Abu Dhabi

Aya Al Deeb, Staff Reporter

The Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation obligated an insurance company to pay a driver Dhs160,000 in compensation for material and moral damages he sustained after he was injured in a traffic accident.

He sustained 80% disability in the traffic accident.

Details date back to an earlier time when the driver filed a lawsuit demanding the insurance company to pay him compensation, noting that he was driving the vehicle which was insured with the company.

He collided with another vehicle, causing him to suffer the injuries listed in the medical report.

The driver demanded a forensic examination, which could investigate his injuries and his health condition.

The forensic reported that the injuries would prevent the driver from working as a driver.

The Court of First Instance obligated the insurance company to pay the driver Dhs150,000.

The insurance company and the driver appealed and the Court of Appeal obligated the company to pay the driver Dhs200,000.

The company appealed again affirming that the driver was the cause of his injuries and that he who harmed himself due to his recklessness.

The Court of Cassation affirmed that the insurance company’s appeal was right and amended the compensation to Dhs160,000.

It obligated the driver to pay the fees and expenses of the two appeals, including attorney fees.