QME Issues Dot the WCAB's Radar, Commissioners Say

By John P. Kamin, Legal EditorLAS VEGAS -- The "race" between applicants' attorneys and defense counsel to file a request for qualified medical examiner (QME) panels has caught the eye of the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, and could prompt future rulings to clarify how the filing procedure works.WCAB commissioners Ronnie Caplane and Alfonso Moresi told attendees of the California Applicants' Attorneys Association's annual summer convention that the board could eventually issue an important decision describing the procedural aspects of QME panel requests, if it ...