Board Properly Excluded Expert's Opinion

A New York appellate court ruled that a medical expert’s failure to comply with the provisions governing independent medical examination properly resulted in his opinion being excluded from consideration by the Workers’ Compensation Board. Case: Matter of Esposito v. Tutor Perini Corp., No. 525010, 02/08/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Joseph Esposito spent years working as a laborer for the Tutor Perini Corp. He filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting that he had developed lung ailments because of his on-the-job exposure to pollutants. Esposito suppor...