The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court upheld an order from the Department of Labor and Industry compelling a dog groomer to attend an independent medical examination by a panel of physicians, conditioned upon the IMR provider’s agreement to provide a copy of the report to the worker.
Case: Heffernan v. Safety National Casualty Corp., No. 2017-4119, 11/03/2017.
Facts: Catherine Heffernan had worked as a dog groomer for Petco. In October 2016, she went to see Michael Hall, a physician’s assistant, complaining of tingling in her hands. After a trial of B vitamins, Hall recom...
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