Thompson v. Awnclean USA, Inc.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Michael Thompson, the claimant below, appeals a final order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) dismissing his petition for benefits with prejudice. The order was entered after the claimant declined to pay an additional sum requested by the physician chosen by the employer/carrier, Awnclean USA, Inc. and Hartford Insurance Group, appellees, to perform an independent medical examination (IME). The sum represented an additional fee the physician required before he would perform the IME in the presence of a court reporter accompanying the claimant. We…