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New Zealand Case Law

Whole-person impairment (wpi) assessment
  • 3 Jul 2008

    J v Accident Compensation Corporation

    Citation
    [2008] NZACC 139
    Court
    District Court

    Appeal dismissed because the assessor's WPI assessment and apportionment were within the range of reasonable professional judgment and not demonstrably wrong; conflicting expert opinions reflected differences of judgment rather than errors warranting overturning the assessment.

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