May 9, 2023

Ex Parte Contact With IME Doctor Results in Sanctions Against MS Employer

Ex Parte Contact With IME Doctor Results in Sanctions Against MS Employer Ex Parte Contact With IME Doctor Results in Sanctions Against MS Employer

Dec 23, 2019

NY Court Bars IME Physician’s Testimony on Strict Procedural Grounds

A recent decision from the Empire State, Matter of Keller v. Cumberland Farms, 2019 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9113 (3d Dept. Dec. 19, 2019), illustrates a point sometimes lost on...

NY Court Bars IME Physician’s Testimony on Strict Procedural Grounds NY Court Bars IME Physician’s Testimony on Strict Procedural Grounds

Dec 3, 2018

New York Court Says Attorney’s Ex Parte Text Message to Physician Was Harmless

In a divided decision, a New York appellate court recently held that the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board abused its discretion when it excluded from the record a physician’s medical report...

New York Court Says Attorney’s Ex Parte Text Message to Physician Was Harmless New York Court Says Attorney’s Ex Parte Text Message to Physician Was Harmless

Dec 5, 2012

Georgia: Claimant Required to Consent to Ex Parte Communications Between Treating Physician and Employer or Employer’s Representative

Reversing the state’s Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Georgia has ruled that an employee who filed a claim under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act, must authorize her treating...

Georgia: Claimant Required to Consent to Ex Parte Communications Between Treating Physician and Employer or Employer’s Representative Georgia: Claimant Required to Consent to Ex Parte Communications Between Treating Physician and Employer or Employer’s Representative