VOLUME XVI NO. VI June 2010
THE COURT OF APPEAL ISSUED A PUBLISHED DECISION ON THE ISSUE OF EX PARTE
COMMUNICATIONS WITH A PANEL QME
This is a published Court of Appeal case.
This is a very significant case for workers' compensation principles.
The applicant filed a claim for workers’ compensation death benefits.The case proceeded to a Panel qualified medical evaluator (QME) to determine causation pursuant to section 4062.2.
The QME wrote a report. A deposition was taken of the QME. The QME testified that he had relied on records in his report, but could not identify the source of the information. Read more