Stressing that it is for the New York Workers’ Compensation Board to weigh the evidence—including the medical evidence—and that the Board’s findings will be upheld if supported by substantial evidence,...
Ex Parte Letter to Treating Physician Sinks NY Truck Driver’s Occupational Disease Claim Ex Parte Letter to Treating Physician Sinks NY Truck Driver’s Occupational Disease ClaimShowing just how serious New York courts take the issue of ex parte communications between counsel and medical experts, a New York appellate court recently affirmed an order by the...
Ex Parte Communications Sink NY Death Benefits Claim Ex Parte Communications Sink NY Death Benefits ClaimIn a divided decision, a New York appellate court recently held that the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board abused its discretion when it excluded from the record a physician’s medical report...
New York Court Says Attorney’s Ex Parte Text Message to Physician Was Harmless New York Court Says Attorney’s Ex Parte Text Message to Physician Was Harmless