Woman driver gets Dh1m compensation

Motorist suffered psychological and physical damages due to accident

Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal has ordered an insurance company to pay an amount of Dh1 million for the physical and psychological damage caused to a motorist whose car was damaged in an accident.

The second defendant, or the driver of the car causing the incident, was found to have endangered the life of a driver of Arab nationality, and caused the injuries mentioned in the medical report. The Court of First Instance had ordered Dh600,000 compensation for these damages. The plaintiff did not accept this compensation, appealed the judgement and demanded the ruling be cancelled. The plaintiff called for the insurance company and the driver who caused the accident to be ordered to pay Dh2 million in compensation for the material and moral damages suffered, and for the loss of earnings.

The lawyer of the appellant, Ali Khalaf Al Hosani, said that in return, the insurance company and the driver at fault submitted two appeals requesting to reduce the amount of compensation according towhat they sawin the law and the facts, but the appellate judgement ruled to reject the two appeals.

The reasons for the verdict also stated that the person who caused the accident was driving his car recklessly, inattentively and in violation of traffic regulations, which had caused the tragic accident.