Treating physician, medical liability, Lockhart and §611 fees, §1101(2) constitutionality, jurisdiction issues resolved in favor of insurer… fact issues preclude summary judgment on penalty claim… Sandler. [Read more…]
Work comp, psychiatric IME, anxiety/insomnia
WORK COMP: §605 psychiatric exam properly denied because nothing suggests that anxiety/insomnia complaints are causally related to accepted leg claim (although Rule 35 “good cause” incorrectly imputed to §605 “relevant”/”appropriate”)… insurer not obligated to pay for exam/treatment of anxiety/insomnia before obtaining a §605 exam… Sandler affirmed (other grounds), reversed. [Read more…]
OD claim filing time
Compensability of OD claim mooted by auto mechanic’s failure to file within 1 year of chiropractor’s DDD diagnosis. . . Sandler. [Read more…]