Ruff v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State

Opinion by

Judge LICHTENSTEIN.

In this workers' compensation proceeding, Dale Ruff (claimant), the recipient of an award of permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits, seeks review of that part of the final order issued by the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) which upheld both the denial of his request for a protective order to block a division-sponsored independent medical examination (DIME) and the exclusion of evidence offered to show the DIME physician's apparent or actual conflicts of interest. We affirm the determination that no actual conflict of interest existed, but conclude…