Tag: medical expert

Jun 20, 2022

KY Supreme Court: Noted Medical Authority’s AMA Guides Report Inadmissible

In a decision that may have attorneys in other states scurrying back to their respective statutes to check their states’ definitions of “physician,” the Supreme Court of Kentucky held that...

KY Supreme Court: Noted Medical Authority’s AMA Guides Report Inadmissible KY Supreme Court: Noted Medical Authority’s AMA Guides Report Inadmissible
Aug 5, 2020

TN Appeals Panel Clarifies Presumption of Correctness Afforded to MIR Physician's Impairment Rating

Construing Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-204(d)(5), pursuant to which a presumption of correctness is afforded to the impairment rating provided by an independent medical evaluator who has been selected from...

TN Appeals Panel Clarifies Presumption of Correctness Afforded to MIR Physician's Impairment Rating TN Appeals Panel Clarifies Presumption of Correctness Afforded to MIR Physician's Impairment Rating
Jul 19, 2019

Commentary: The Challenges in Dealing With Cautious Medical Testimony

Five Out of Seven Ohio Supreme Court Justices Say Medical Opinion Was Ambiguous In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed a finding by the Tenth District Court...

Commentary: The Challenges in Dealing With Cautious Medical Testimony Commentary: The Challenges in Dealing With Cautious Medical Testimony
May 9, 2019

Missouri Court Says Medical “Expert” Need Not be an M.D.

Opinion of Audiologist With Ph.D. Trumps Opinion of M.D. A Missouri appellate court has affirmed a decision of the state’s Labor and Industrial Relations Commission awarding permanent partial disability benefits...

Missouri Court Says Medical “Expert” Need Not be an M.D. Missouri Court Says Medical “Expert” Need Not be an M.D.
Apr 15, 2019

Colorado DIME Physician's Opinion Not Always Given Presumptive Deference

DIME Physician’s Opinions as to the Cause of Engineer’s Narcolepsy Not Afforded Special Deference By virtue of a special Colorado statute [Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-42-107(8)(b)(III)], a division-sponsored independent medical...

Colorado DIME Physician's Opinion Not Always Given Presumptive Deference Colorado DIME Physician's Opinion Not Always Given Presumptive Deference
Jun 9, 2014

Florida Court Says PTSD Patient’s Ability to Communicate Directly With Psychologist is Not “Medical Necessity”

What if an injured worker was legally prevented from discussing his or her medical condition directly with the worker’s doctor, if the worker was required instead to listen to the...

Florida Court Says PTSD Patient’s Ability to Communicate Directly With Psychologist is Not “Medical Necessity” Florida Court Says PTSD Patient’s Ability to Communicate Directly With Psychologist is Not “Medical Necessity”