Facts
On September 20, 1990, A. struck the rear of the vehicle driven by X. (born on July 30, 1952, the plaintiff), who had had to brake due to a column of vehicles. X. suffered a "concussive head injury" and "whiplash". She filed a claim for damages against the liability insurance company of A., the Y. Versicherungs-Gesellschaft (the defendant).
The cantonal court of the canton of Zug ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff the sum of 665,814 Swiss francs plus interest, as well as a monthly indexed pension of 1,665 Swiss francs from July 1, 2005 to July 31, 2016.
The plaintiff appealed to the Federal Court, requesting that the defendant be ordered to pay her 774,144 Swiss francs plus interest, as well as a monthly indexed pension of 2,059 Swiss francs from July 1, 2005 to July 31, 2016.
Considerations
The Federal Court partially upheld the appeal.
Regarding the calculation of future household damage, the Federal Court considered that the cantonal judge had made a mistake by not taking into account a real increase in the salaries of the persons in charge of household tasks. According to case law and doctrine, a 1% annual increase in real wages should generally be taken into…