Chapter Questions
Can the defendant move the court for an order requiring the plaintiff to submit to an independent examination to be conducted by a doctor of chiropractic?
How many independent medical examinations may a party request?
What information must the independent examiner include in her or his report?
Does a party have a right to take the deposition of the physician who conducted an independent medical examination on him or her?
Should you instruct your client to avoid volunteering information to the independent examiner? Why or why not?
Is it ethical to describe to the client what medical tests the independent examiner is likely to perform and the reasons for those tests?
What is the consequence of the plaintiff's request for a copy of the independent medical examiner's report?
Is the plaintiff required to pay for a copy of the independent medical examination report prepared by the defendant's examiner?
May the plaintiff's lawyer attend an independent medical examination conducted by the defendant's doctor?
May the plaintiff tape-record the independent medical examination that he or she is ordered to undergo?
What remedy does the defendant have if the plaintiff refuses to submit to an independent medical examination ordered by the court?