Recently, the Chengzhong District People's Court successfully mediated a dispute over the right to life, right to body, and right to health caused by a passenger beating a taxi driver.
On the afternoon of March 2024, the defendant took a taxi driven by the plaintiff to his destination after drinking, and on the way, the defendant had a quarrel over the driving route, and the defendant slapped the plaintiff in the face of emotion, and the plaintiff was slapped and beaten by the defendant again in the process of preventing the defendant from getting out of the car, resulting in injuries to the plaintiff. After the police were called, the Public Security Bureau made an Administrative Punishment Decision in accordance with law, and the defendant's illegal act of assaulting others was established. The plaintiff went to the hospital for examination and treatment, and the diagnosis was: blunt trauma to the scalp, blunt contusion of the soft tissues of the face and face, blunt trauma to the soft tissues of the chest wall, etc., and was hospitalized for 7 days. During his hospitalization, the defendant did not visit the hospital and did not pay any medical expenses. The plaintiff argued that the defendant's illegal acts caused the plaintiff to suffer huge economic and mental losses, and that he should be compensated for medical expenses, nursing expenses, nutrition expenses, lost work expenses, and mental losses totaling 15,000 yuan in accordance with the law. Afterwards, the plaintiff repeatedly negotiated with the defendant for compensation, but the defendant refused to compensate, and the plaintiff will be told to the Chengzhong District People's Court in order to protect his legitimate rights and interests.
At the stage of case filing and review, with the consent of the parties, the city court assigned the case to mediator Wang Guiying for mediation. During the mediation process, the plaintiff claimed that he had been beaten by the defendant for no reason and did not fight back and should be compensated, while the defendant's sister believed that her brother had been administratively detained by the public security authorities for beating the plaintiff and was unwilling to pay additional compensation. In order to resolve the conflict between the two parties, the mediator uses the law to set the direction and clarify the responsibilities with the facts, and explains the law and reasoning to the parties. In the end, under the patient and meticulous mediation of the mediator, the defendant deeply realized the harm caused by his wrongdoing, expressed his willingness to compensate the plaintiff for various economic losses, and bowed to apologize to the plaintiff. The two parties shook hands and reached an agreement, and the defendant compensated the plaintiff for various economic losses totaling 10,000 yuan by WeChat transfer on the spot, and the plaintiff withdrew the lawsuit application after receiving the compensation fee, and the case was satisfactorily resolved.
The court reminded:
Remind the general public to ride in a civilized manner, travel safely, and create a harmonious, orderly, safe and comfortable urban traffic environment. When taking a taxi, passengers and drivers need to understand each other, and when there is a conflict between the two parties, do not act impulsively, control their emotions, and do not speak out of line, do not exceed the rules, and do not do illegal things.