Wrong MMI Date Didn't Bar 34% Rating, Court Concludes

A physician's rating that stated the wrong date of maximum medical improvement could still serve as the basis for a 34% impairment rating, a Texas appellate court ruled. Case: SORM v. Joiner, No. 06-11-00076-CV, 1/12/12, published.Facts: Elaine Joiner, an employee of the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, slipped and fell at work in July 2004. She was injured, and subsequently underwent a "distal clavicle resection arthoplasty" on her right shoulder, as well as a partial lateral menisectomy of her right knee. Dr. Brent Davis examined Joiner in July 2006, and determined that she...