The Right to Independent Discovery for Injured Workers

I have been contacted by a couple of respected copy service companies asking my thoughts about the injured worker’s “independent right to discovery.” I think the concept being inferred is that injured workers and their attorneys should have a right to any and all discovery they feel might support their case, with very few limitations. This concept is coming up because some of my past posts at ScanFiles.com have discussed how the DWC’s new Copy Service Fee Schedule limits when the applicant’s discovery is payable by the defendant. Right to discovery v. the right t...