Question juridique clé
Whether the later complaints after several rear-end accidents were adequately causally linked to the insured accidents so that SUVA remained liable for benefits beyond 2006-02-28.
Solution extraite
Yes. For the 2003 and 2005 accidents, the whiplash criteria were met in the required overall assessment; benefits had been terminated too early.
Motifs extraits
The court found natural causation at least in part for the post-2006 symptoms, rejected the view that a separate dominant psychogenic disorder excluded the whiplash analysis, and held that five adequacy criteria were fulfilled, including special injury nature due to pre-damaged cervical spine, sustained specific treatment, significant complaints, significant work incapacity despite efforts, and difficult healing course.