The California Department of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Medical Unit has announced that applications are now being accepted for the next QME Competency Exam, which will be given on April 18, 2020. QMEs are physicians that have been certified by the DWC Medical Unit to examine injured workers for the purpose of determining contested medical issues[…]
Request a Medical Expert online or call 888.963.8933! There has been an increase in need for neurology experts to perform Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs) and Expert Witness Testimony in Los Angeles County in recent years. A neurology IME is performed by a board-certified neurologist who evaluates the physical condition of an individual in order to […]
Request a Medical Expert online or call 888.963.8933! Requests for Pulmonary IMEs and Pulmonology Expert Witnesses have been on the rise in the Los Angeles area recently. Pulmonology is a subspecialty of Internal Medicine that concerns treatment of diseases involving the pulmonary system, which includes the lungs and airways. There are many reasons you might[…]
CME’s efforts to push back against the recent WCAB proposed regulation changes made headlines as the #1 story on WorkComp Central today. Gabor Vari, CEO of California Medical Evaluators, has been a strong advocate for QME rights and is quoted several times in the article voicing his concerns about the WCAB proposed regulation changes. Vari […]
Request an Ortho IME online or call 888.963.8933! The demand for Orthopedic Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs) is high in Ventura County, especially in Oxnard. An Orthopedic IME is performed by a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who uses his/her expertise to evaluate the physical condition of an individual, generally to assess the severity, cause and treatment needed for […]
Request a Medical Expert online or call 888.963.8933! The med-legal industry has seen an increase in requests for Psychiatric Fitness for Duty Evaluations in the Inland Empire (San Bernardino/Riverside County) in recent years. A Psychiatric Fitness for Duty Evaluation (FFDE), also called a Psych Fitness for Duty Evaluation, is an exam administered by a physician to[…]
That was the question at the heart of Ferguson v. IAC (1958) 50 Cal.2d 469. Lester Ferguson was a 43 year old meat cutter who fractured his right hip at work in 1956. After the fracture, it was discovered that Mr. Ferguson suffered from progressive muscular dystrophy. This was not known to either Mr. Ferguson …
What is SIBTF? The SIBTF, or Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, is a fund established and administered by the California Division of Workers Compensation. The purpose of the fund is two-fold: to encourage employers to offer employment to workers with pre-existing disabilities to encourage workers with pre-existing disabilities to seek employment SIBTF accomplishes these two …
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Even the most experienced litigators need to be careful when retaining an expert witness. Properly leveraging your expert can make or break your case. There is no shortage of examples of when an expert can derail a case. For example, an expert psychiatrist, during the Andrea Yates trial, made a factual error during his testimony …
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You may think you have just retained the perfect psychiatry expert witness. Credentials, check. Experience as an psychiatric expert, check. But at the end of the day it doesn’t matter what you think of your psych expert witness. It’s the jurors’ opinions that really matter. Here are the top 4 things that jurors consider, consciously …
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