Legal Opinion
Laskey v. SD Warren Company
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 11, 2001PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] S.D. Warren Company appeals from a decision of a Hearing Officer of the Workers’ Compensation Board denying its petition for review of incapacity. The key issues on appeal arise from the action of the Hearing Officer disqualifying an independent medical examiner (IME) who had examined the employee and reported on his condition.
[¶ 2] S.D. Warren contends that: (1) the employee’s objection to the IME was untimely; (2) the Hearing Officer lacked authority to disqualify an IME because qualification and disqualification of IMEs is a Board function; (3) the Hearing Officer misinterpreted the…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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