31 Oct 2018
Purewa v Accident Compensation Corporation (Lump Sum Payment)
- Citation
- [2018] NZACC 171
- Court
- District Court
In the absence of any competing expert medical evidence and given Dr Harman expressly considered injuries from both the 2015 and 2016 incidents in assessing a 26% whole person permanent impairment, the court must accept that assessment and the resulting lump sum payment of $13,092.31 was correctly calculated and covered impairment from both incidents; the appeal is therefore dismissed.
- Lump sum payment
- Whole person impairment assessment
- Medical reassessment
- Standard of review for expert evidence