Attorneys in North Say QME Disputes Dominate Board Dockets

While independent medical review and utilization review are the top issues for attorneys in Southern California, the qualified medical evaluator process dominates legal squabbles left in the wake of Senate Bill 863.Defense attorney Gerald Lenahan of Lenahan Lee Slater & Pearse said he regularly visits workers' compensation boards in the counties of Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, Butte and Eureka, and at any given time, the judges there seem to be swamped with QME-related issues. Applicant attorney Jeffrey C. Dittrich of Amos Dittrich & Ushana says he finds himself before the boards in S...