A woman sued an insurance company, demanding a payout of $820,000 after losing the ability to work due to a traffic accident. However, a photo posted online caused the woman to lose her lawsuit.
Ms. Kamila Grabska (36 years old) sued the insurance company and demanded payment of an amount equivalent to 820,000 USD, because of injuries that caused her to lose the ability to work. However, Ms. Kamila’s lawsuit was rejected by the court, after a photo appeared showing her participating in a pine tree throwing competition. Kamila won this competition.
The competition took place less than a year after she confirmed that she suffered injuries that affected her ability to work. Kamila once asserted that she suffered from persistent pain in her back and neck after being involved in a traffic accident on February 3, 2017.
Ms. Kamila Grabska at the pine tree throwing competition (Photo: People).
According to Ms. Kamila, the injuries she suffered made her unable to work, unable to play with her children, and unable to do basic daily tasks. This situation has lasted for more than 5 years. Therefore, Kamila wants the insurance company to pay her a fair amount, because she has lost the ability to work.
However, in a recent trial, a photo of Ms. Kamila participating in a pine tree throwing contest that was published in a number of news newspapers in Ireland was used as evidence of fraud in the information. believe. Kamila participated in the contest like other contestants with normal health conditions.
Kamila participated in the contest on January 8, 2018 and won. The image of her competing and winning the prize was posted on several news outlets. Ultimately, the judge decided to dismiss the lawsuit. Accordingly, the photos taken of Ms. Kamila participating in the contest were one of the important reasons why the judge made this decision.
“It was a rather large pine tree, a natural pine tree. The pine tree was thrown by Kamila in a very agile movement. Therefore, I cannot draw any further conclusions other than that the information about the situation Ms. Kamila’s health condition has been exaggerated. On that basis, I decided to dismiss the lawsuit,” judge Carmel Stewart – who tried the case, announced.
Ms. Kamila Grabska won the pine tree throwing contest (Photo: People).
Ms. Kamila argued that she still suffered pain when participating in the pine tree throwing competition. The woman also confirmed that she had to quit her job after the traffic accident and had to live in an unstable state of health.
Kamila believes that she suffered heavy economic losses because of her loss of ability to work. Regarding participating in the pine tree throwing contest, Kamila said she was just trying to live a normal life, trying to forget the injury and pain, and she did not lie about the injuries she encountered.
Besides the image of throwing the pine tree, a video was also presented in court by the insurance company. The video shows Kamila playing with the family dog, training the dog to perform many movements. This activity lasted for more than an hour and was carried out in November 2023.
After the lawsuit was dismissed, the insurance company said they were very satisfied with the outcome of the case. This is a typical incident for them to send a clear message that any individual who intends to profit from the insurance company, based on false information, will face great challenges.
