31 Oct 2012
Russell v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2012] NZACC 357
- Court
- District Court
The appeal is dismissed because there is no reliable medical or dental expert evidence establishing, on the balance of probabilities, that the 19 September 2003 treatment caused the later pulpal necrosis, fracture and temporomandibular joint dysfunction; the appellant's subjective recollection and unsworn reports are insufficient to prove causation and contemporaneous records do not support the asserted causal chain.