Key legal question
Whether the psychological impairments were adequately causally linked to the 13 January 2003 accident for continued accident-insurance benefits.
Extracted holding
Even accepting the appellant's account, the event did not meet the strict adequacy requirements for a shock event.
Extracted reasoning
The attack, though unpleasant, was not comparable to cases where adequacy was affirmed; there was no life-threatening situation and the assailant's conduct lacked the exceptional brutality required by case law.