What to Do Before and After the Defense Medical Exam

• Author: Dorothy Clay Sims
• Pages: 63-106

WHAT TO DO BEFORE

AND AFTER THE DEFENSE

MEDICAL EXAM

2-1

CHAPTER 2

WHAT TO DO BEFORE AND AFTER

THE DEFENSE MEDICAL EXAM

I. BEFORE THE DEFENSE MEDICAL EXAM

A. In Relation to Your Client

§2:01 Understand and Control Your Client

§2:02 Talk to Your Client About the Exam

§2:03 Talk to Client’s Friends, Family

§2:04 Instruct Your Client to Keep a Diary

§2:05 Client Questionnaire

§2:06 Schedule Same-Day Appointment With Treater

§2:07 Hire Professional Photographer

§2:08 Remind Client of Appointment

§2:09 Advise Client of His Rights

[§2:10 Reserved]

B. In Relation to the Exam

§2:11 Consider Sending Videographer and/or Court Reporter

§2:12 Arrange to Document Time of Exam

§2:13 Demand to Know What Medical Doctor Plans to Do

§2:14 Obtain Agreement Re Access to Experts’ Files

§2:15 Limit Parameters of Exam

[§§2:16-2:19 Reserved]

C. In Relation to the Doctor(s)

§2:20 Verify Doctor’s Credentials

§2:20.1 Think Like Sherlock Holmes

§2:20.2 Make Sure the Carrier Knows

§2:21 Document Your Own Expert’s Opinion

§2:22 Obtain Stipulation Re: Preservation of Evidence

[§§2:23-2:24 Reserved]

II. AFTER THE DEFENSE MEDICAL EXAM

A. Depose Medical Records Custodian

§2:25 Subpoena Everything

§2:26 Review Records With Your Client and Your Expert

[§2:27 Reserved]

B. Obtain Psychological Test Data

§2:28 What Is “Raw Data”?

§2:29 Why Do You Need Raw Data?

§2:30 Why Does Your Expert Need Raw Data?

§2:31 How to Obtain the Raw Data

WHAT TO DO BEFORE

AND AFTER THE DEFENSE

MEDICAL EXAM

Exposing Deceptive Defense Doctors 2-2

C. Did DME Follow Practice Guidelines?

§2:32 What Are Practice Guidelines?

§2:33 Example: DME by Psychologist

[§§2:34-2:39 Reserved]

III. COURT REPORTERS & VIDEOGRAPHERS

A. Selecting a Court Reporter

§2:40 Be Comfortable

§2:41 Educate Your Court Reporter

§2:42 Always Use Same Court Reporters

B. Expectations of Your Court Reporter

§2:43 Maintain Contact

§2:44 Stay on the Record

§2:45 Provide Feedback

§2:46 A Few Words About Depositions

[§§2:47-2:49 Reserved]

C. Expectations of Your Videographer

§2:50 Tape the Body Part Being Evaluated

§2:51 Keep Camera Rolling

§2:52 Show Time Running

§2:53 Format Issues

FORMS

Form 2-1: Client Diary

Form 2-1(a): Client Diary (Spanish) (Digital Access only)

Form 2-1(b): Activities of Daily Living

Form 2-2: Client Consultative Questionnaire

Form 2-3: Notice of Client’s Rights & Responsibilities During DME

Form 2-4: Motion to Permit Court Reporter to Attend Psychological Examination and Testing

Form 2-5: Motion to Compel Release of Raw Data and Test Administration and Scoring Booklets

Form 2-6: Letter to Opposing Counsel and Defense Medical Examiner re: Recording of Examination

Form 2-7: Stipulation re: Parameters of Defense Medical Examination

Form 2-7(a): Conditional Agreement to CME by Dr. _______

Form 2-8: Plaintiff’s Objection to Defendant’s Notice of Examination; Plaintiff’s Requests for

Production; Interrogatories

Form 2-9: Contract for Court Reporter/Videographer

Form 2-10 Arrangement of Hospital Chart (Omissions Checklist)

WHAT TO DO BEFORE

AND AFTER THE DEFENSE

MEDICAL EXAM

2-3 What to Do Before and After the Defense Medical Exam §2:04

I. BEFORE THE DEFENSE MEDICAL EXAM

A. In Relation to Your Client

§2:01 Understand and Control Your Client

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

§2:02 Talk to Your Client About the Exam

  

−

δο νοτ χοαχη 

Σεε 

§2:03 Talk to Client’s Friends, Family



    ετχ. 



§2:04 Instruct Your Client to Keep a Diary



    





 Ιρριταβιλιτψ:

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