Questão jurídica principal
Whether the psychical complaints were in natural and adequate causal connection with the accident of 3 July 2004
Decisão extraída
Natural causation was assumed, but adequate causation was denied because only three criteria were met and not in an especially marked or striking manner.
Fundamentação extraída
The accident was of medium severity; the psychical-accident doctrine applied. There was no need to extend the newer whiplash doctrine to psychological sequelae. Although medical reports indicated a depressive decompensation linked to the accident and its handling, the required ad hoc criteria were not sufficiently fulfilled.