Physicians: Conflict of Interest
Svendsen v. Montana State Fund [06/09/11] 2011 MTWCC 14 Where an IME physician had a previous working relationship with an industrial hygienist who performed an evaluation of the claimant’s worksite, any conflict of interest caused by the previous relationship will go to the weight accorded the IME report and is insufficient grounds to preclude the physician from performing the IME. |
State
Fund. V. Willard E.Vannett [12/2/99] 1999 MTWCC 77 Where particular
physician's conflict of interest had poisoned the handling of the entire
occupational disease medical review process, Court declined to reconsider
ruling affirming hearing officer's decision that claimant suffered from
an occupational disease. |
State
Fund v. Willard E. Vannett [10/29/99] 1999 MTWCC 66 On appeal
from decision of DOL, WCC refused to consider evidence from physician
who was hired by State Fund to provide advice during evaluation of whether
to challenge one physician's opinion that claimant suffered from OD, then
accepted appointment to OD panel on same case. |