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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Shea v. Durty Two, Inc.
24 FLW D1952
Only an authorized doctor, a designated IME doctor, or
an expert medical advisor appointed by the court can
testify in workers' compensation proceedings. It is
improper to retrospectively designate a doctor as an
IME doctor after the physician's deposition so as to
render his opinions admissible into evidence. In this
case, however, no objection was made at the time of the
doctor's deposition or before the deposition as to his
competence to testify as an expert witness. Since no
objection was made at the time of the deposition or
prior to the taking of the deposition, an objection
could not be made at the time of the final hearing.
Footnote 1 of the opinion of the court suggested
language in correspondence by the objecting party that
would satisfy the timely objection requirements.
