La Ley 35/2015, de 22 de septiembre, de reforma del sistema para la valoración de
los daños y perjuicios causados a las personas en accidentes de circulación, entered
into force on January 1, 2016 and it is applied to all accidents involving circulation
occurred after that date. There are a lot of problematic aspects that revolve around
the application of the Law, but in the present work we will concretely analyze the
art. 135, which is applicable to determine the compensation for minor injuries of
the spine. We will comment on the four criteria of generic causality contained in
the precept, which must concur so that the minor trauma of the spinal column
caused because of a traffic accident is relevant and, therefore, appropriate
compensation. Specifically, we will conduct a more exhaustive study of the
intensity criterion, which is the one that has generated the most controversy since
the entry into force of Law 35/2015.
