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Bahrain: Woman Hurt In Rear-End Crash Awarded BD9,000
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Gulf Insider
A woman who suffered a head injury in a rear-end crash has won BD9,000 dinars in damages after a civil court ruled that the driver at fault and his insurer must pay up.
The High Civil Court also held the pair jointly liable for court costs, a contribution towards her legal fees, and 90 dinars to cover the medical committee’s fees.
The woman sued the insurance company as first defendant and the motorist as second defendant, asking to be referred to medical committees to assess the lasting harm she said the crash had caused.
CompensationShe also sought compensation for material and moral damage, plus statutory interest from the date of the injury until full payment.
In the civil case, the court appointed medical committees to examine the woman and report on her condition.