CompFox AI Summary
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant's petition for removal, finding that Dr. Fujimoto, the agreed medical evaluator (AME), engaged in prohibited ex parte communications with the applicant and his civil attorney. These communications violated Labor Code section 4062.3(f) by occurring without the defendant's presence and not in writing. Consequently, the prior order denying the defendant's petition to strike Dr. Fujimoto was rescinded, and a new AME must be selected.
Full Decision Text1 Pages
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant's petition for removal, finding that Dr. Fujimoto, the agreed medical evaluator (AME), engaged in prohibited ex parte communications with the applicant and his civil attorney. These communications violated Labor Code section 4062.3(f) by occurring without the defendant's presence and not in writing. Consequently, the prior order denying the defendant's petition to strike Dr. Fujimoto was rescinded, and a new AME must be selected.
Read the full decision
Join + legal professionals. Create a free account to access the complete text of this decision and search our entire database.