Workers' Compensation

Listed below is McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, P.A.'s workers' compensation case law database. The database dates back until 1971 and includes over 5500 workers' compensation court decisions.

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Blight v. Commercial Carrier

23 FLW D1277

Treating physician testified that the claimant was at psychiatric maximum medical improvement and that he needed no additional treatment. The doctor also indicated that the claimant should continue taking his prescribed anti-depressant medications. JCC erred in failing to order the continuation of claimant's palliative psychiatric care. Claimant entitled to independent medical examination to determine his need for palliative care. The JCC had denied the request for an IME finding that it was not medically necessary and the claimant had previously received a second opinion. However, the second opinion that had been provided was before the claimant's most recent surgery.