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Did Claimant who Fell have to Swallow 2nd IME for TMJ?
Did Claimant who Fell have to Swallow 2nd IME for TMJ?

What Do You Think? Under what circumstances can a Montana insurance carrier order a second IME? Does it have to first convince a court that it has good cause for doing so? A recent case […]
Did Seeing 4 Physicians Comply with Illinois’ 2-Physician Rule?
Did Seeing 4 Physicians Comply with Illinois’ 2-Physician Rule?

What Do You Think? Does two plus two ever equal two? In Illinois, it may. Illinois employers and workers compensation carriers need to know about the “the two physicians” rule. A recent case involving a […]
IME, Surveillance Video Call into Question Worker’s Claims about Shoveling Injury
IME, Surveillance Video Call into Question Worker’s Claims about Shoveling Injury

Case File A combination of an IME and video surveillance conspired against a worker's efforts to challenge discontinuation of her workers' compensation benefits. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. […]
Was Performing Arts Center Worker’s Cane Just a Prop?
Was Performing Arts Center Worker’s Cane Just a Prop?

Claimants may sometimes exaggerate their injuries during medical examinations. But as one case shows, surveillance videos–especially multiple videos taken prior to and after exams–rarely lie. A maintenance worker for a performing arts center hurt himself […]
Could an Anxious Nurse Skip Mental Health IME that Went from In-person to Telehealth?
Could an Anxious Nurse Skip Mental Health IME that Went from In-person to Telehealth?

What Do You Think? Vancouver, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee in Washington state may be able to justify her failure to attend an IME if she can show she had good cause for doing so. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. IME Accompanying Person
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. IME Accompanying Person

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Can a worker in the State of Washington bring someone with them to an independent medical examination? The answer is yes, and here are the rules for when a worker has […]
Case Lesson: When is a Denial Based on an IME in Oregon?
Case Lesson: When is a Denial Based on an IME in Oregon?

Salem, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- For readers fortunate enough to have access to Simply Research, a case popped up on that site last week that has important information on how IMEs work in Oregon. The case, […]
What Do You Think: Was Asking Transit Authority Worker to Travel from N.J. to Big Apple for IME Unreasonable?
What Do You Think: Was Asking Transit Authority Worker to Travel from N.J. to Big Apple for IME Unreasonable?

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – There was some irony in a Transit Authority worker’s contention that traveling to Manhattan for an independent medical examination was too much to ask. Perhaps he might have considered an […]