WHEN SHOULD I USE AN AME?

As most of you are now aware, we generally advise and counsel against the utilization of an Agreed Medical Examiner (“AME”) in the vast majority of cases and under most common factual scenarios. For one thing, AME’s tend to reflexively find some way in which to...

GETTING A GRIP

UPPER EXTREMITY CLAIMS CAN BE CHALLENGING: I have always regarded upper extremity cases both with an abundance of caution and a serious ongoing concern, since they so often have a way of growing into something much more significant, beyond the basic injury. Some...