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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Johns Eastern Company, Inc. v. Matta

23 FLW D1846

In workers' compensation cases, the admission into evidence of medical opinion testimony is limited by statute to the testimony of an expert medical advisor, an independent medical examiner, or an authorized treating provider. In order to be appointed as an expert medical advisor within the meaning of Section 440.13(9), Florida Statutes, the physician must be certified by the Division of Workers' Compensation as an expert medical advisor. An expert medical advisor may be appointed by the Division or by the judge, depending on the criteria in Section 440.13(9)(c), Florida Statutes, but in either case, the selection must be made from those physicians who are certified by the Division of Workers' Compensation.