Court Rejects Employer's Challenges to Admission of Medical Panel Report

The Utah Court of Appeals rejected an employer’s challenge to the admission of a report from a medical panel recommending additional treatment for an injured employee. Case: C.R. England Inc. v. Labor Commission, No. 20210819-CA, 04/20/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Suzi Poyfair worked for C.R. England Inc. She filed a workers’ compensation claim after she suffered an on-the-job injury. The administrative law judge presiding over the claim referred the matter to a medical panel. The panel returned a report indicating it had reviewed all of the medical records pro...