When you are a plaintiff in a personal injury action, the defendant is entitled to have you undergo an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”).

While some IME doctors are highly professional, and actually seek to provide an objective evaluation, many doctors may be influenced by the volume of work and payment they receive from insurance companies, therefore their results may skew in favor of the defense.

Do not become frustrated if the IME doctor prepares a report that you believe to be unfair.  Concern yourself with what your treating health care providers tell you about your condition and what you need to do to improve it.  Let your lawyer concern himself with the content of the IME report, and what may potentially be done to counter it.

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