IME's Failure to Address Worker's Off-Duty Fall Didn't Render Opinion Unreliable

The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury even though an independent medical examiner's report failed to address the man's off-duty fall as a potential cause of injury. Case: Lexington Fayette Urban County Government v. Ashby, No. 2017-CA-001558-WC, 09/21/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Harry Ashby began working for the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government in 2009. In February 2014, he slipped on ice and fell while at work, injuring his tailbone. Ashby returned to work in July 2014, subject to lifting rest...