[2022] NZACC 25 - Teavae v ACC (1 march 2022) [pdf, 214 KB]
...1994. Ms Teavae developed epilepsy at age 13; at age 18 she weaned herself off medication; she remained seizure free until 1989; and she was then treated with Tegretol and Epilim. By 1991, she was having Epilim monotherapy but she had a driver licence, and Dr Timmings assumed that she was therefore seizure free for the requisite period. He noted that, in 1994, whilst driving, she suffered a seizure and had a motor vehicle accident. [14] On 30 November 2018, Dr Timmings reported...