Teacher Awarded $27,000 for Minor Injuries After Car Accident
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
A Jerusalem teacher will receive NIS 100,000 in compensation from Visure insurance after a car accident caused a minor nasal fracture and a broken tooth. Her lawyer argued the injuries affected her ability to teach and her earning capacity. The settlement was approved by a judge, with the insurance company not admitting liability. In a similar case, a lawyer received over NIS 122,000 for tinnitus following a separate road accident.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A Jerusalem teacher will receive NIS 100,000 in compensation for injuries sustained in a car accident.
- The teacher suffered a minor nasal fracture and a broken tooth in the June incident.
- Her lawyer argued the injuries impacted her ability to perform her teaching duties.
- The settlement was approved by Judge Zivan Alimi of the Ramla Magistrate's Court.
- A separate settlement awarded a lawyer NIS 122,781 for tinnitus after a different road accident.
A young teacher from Jerusalem will receive NIS 100,000 (approximately $27,000) in compensation from the Visure insurance company following a car accident. The settlement was reached just months after her lawsuit was filed, before the case was fully heard. The accident occurred in June of the previous year when the 23-year-old was a passenger in the back seat of a car that rear-ended another vehicle at a red light. She sustained a minor nasal fracture, which fully healed, and a fracture to one of her front teeth. Her lawyer, Itamar Ben Ami, argued that the injuries impacted her ability to teach, requiring her to stand and speak for extended periods, and also affected her earning capacity due to medical treatments and absences. The settlement, approved by Ramla Magistrate's Court Judge Zivan Alimi, includes compensation for lost wages, social benefits, medical expenses, and pain and suffering. The insurance company did not admit liability. In a separate case, a lawyer from Rehovot received NIS 122,781 (approximately $33,000) from the Ayalon insurance company after suffering from tinnitus in his left ear following a road accident in early 2022. Despite a medical opinion suggesting minimal impact on his functioning, the parties agreed to a settlement, which was also approved by the court.