Q: I was injured in a work-related incident and have a workers compensation claim being handled by a lawyer. I am now supposed to go to the company’s doctor for what is called an “independent medical ...

At , Jack M. Bert, MD, spoke about a promising option for orthopedic surgeons who are nearing the end of their careers: independent medical examinations.“If you are seeing plaintiffs who have been ...

This is part of a series of blogs that discusses what a client can expect during various stages of a personal injury case. This post addresses what happens when the defense has the Plaintiff examined ...

A July 28 article in Pennsylvania Law Weekly titled “The Unavoidable Bias of an Independent Medical Exam” discussed the inherent issues with medical exams in the workers' compensation setting. The ...

In defending a claim for workers' compensation benefits, the employer is entitled to compel the injured worker to undergo a physical examination under Section 314 of the Pennsylvania Workers' ...