CW v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claim for cover for mental injury) [2025] NZACC 057 (7 April 2025) [pdf, 338 KB]
...diagnosis of arachnoiditis, which they described as “best explained” as “potentially a functional neurological disorder or PTSD.” CW reported she was unconscious for two hours and “he [Dr Orr] almost lost her”. This recall is not checked against Mr Orr’s report. [64] The Court observes the joint assessment appears rushed with CW’s name incorrectly stated in a number of places throughout the report. The reference to “our preferred version of events” suggests ot...