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Civil Case (Tel Aviv) 2217-08-22 Anonymous v. Liran Otniel - part 23

May 3, 2026
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Therefore, I am of the opinion that the lack of consistency in the medical records should be examined against the background of the totality of the circumstances, evidence and testimonies that support the plaintiff's version.

  1. To all this must be added the fact that a short time later, on May 1, 2018, the plaintiff sought medical advice for treatment at the health fund, and in the framework of the documentation, the description of the incident was summarized as follows: "Two weeks ago, while riding on a motorcycle, she experienced a jump that caused pain in her lower back, and a few days later the pain increased with radiation to her left leg and a feeling of [the original mistake - K.S.] of numbness in the foot, an external aspect."

This documentation, which was recorded by the plaintiff four days after she went to the emergency center, after she received treatment that relieved her pain, accurately matches her version in the statement of claim, in her affidavit and in her testimony.  The fact that the description was recorded in the documentation shortly after the previous documentation, and even before the plaintiff sought legal advice, strengthens the conclusion that this is a correct and reliable description of the circumstances of the incident.

In the documentation of the plaintiff's telephone conversation with the HMO call center nurse from that day, May 1, 2018, a more detailed description is recorded:

"Reason for referral: 4 days ago I was treated at the call center due to back pain with radiation to the leg

Since yesterday morning, half of the left foot has been numb

3 weeks ago Deep tissue massage since circumcision in my left hand

She made an appointment with an orthopedist in a month

In the background, Reya rode a motorcycle to Panachi [Mistake in the original - K.S.] For about 10 days she detached and fell on him

Yesterday she was fired from her job."

From this documentation it can be seen that the plaintiff provided a set of details, of which the travel incident is only one, when it appears that the data is used to a certain degree of confusion or irrelevance - it is not clear why it was stated that she was fired from her job.  It also appears that the massage received by the plaintiff took place three weeks earlier, and referred to numbness in the left hand, which the plaintiff had complained of in the years prior to the incident, in connection with pain in the cervical spine, and unrelated to the injury to the lower back.

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