New York CPLR §3121 allows for an opposing party to require plaintiff to submit to an examination by a designated physician. This examination, also referred to as an Independent Medical Examination ...

Robert D. Lang and Lenore E. Benessere discuss the recent case “IME Watchdog v. Baker, McEvoy, Morrissey & Moskovits” which raises a new issue when it comes to the manner in which an independent ...

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 ...

Independent exam seems to blur roles If an insurance company hires you to evaluate disability claims, are you functioning as its agent or as the patient's clinician? Dr. S was stunned when the jury in ...

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 ...

The wrenching case of an Oakland girl declared brain-dead by doctors and a family unwilling to accept the diagnosis tumbled into a courtroom Monday, where a judge sought the help of an independent ...