A constant problem that we face in cases are doctors who perform “independent” medical exams.\u00a0 In many cases, insurance companies hire doctors to review our clients’ medical records or to have a one-time exam of our clients and then write a report on how bad our clients are hurt and\/or whether our clients’ injuries are related to the wreck or other event that is the basis of the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Oftentimes, these doctors make hundreds of thousands of dollars per year doing these exams.\u00a0 It’s no surprise then when the reports always come back supporting whatever the insurance company or the insurance company lawyer wanted the report to say.<\/p>\n
I’ve written about this problem before, including:<\/p>\n
Now, I’ve been alerted to a disturbing blog post by a Michigan personal injury<\/a> lawyer, Steven Gurstein<\/a>, describing his experience with an “independent” (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A constant problem that we face in cases are doctors who perform “independent” medical exams.\u00a0 In many cases, insurance companies hire doctors to review our clients’ medical records or to have a one-time exam of our clients and then write…<\/span><\/p>\n