Post by Suzy B. Cole Workers’ compensation practitioners have long referred to medical treatment beyond MMI as “Dodge medical” based on the 1999 Court of Appeals opinion Dodge v. Bruccoli, Clark, Layman, Inc. The Court of Appeals held a claimant was entitled to medical treatment that “tended to lessen his disability” even after he reached… Continue Reading
SC Self Insurers Forum Brings Attention to Apportionment
As the first workers’ comp attorney from the G’vegas office to take on the blogging duties -Greetings from Greenville! Post by Suzy B. Cole My first post is about the South Carolina Self-Insurers Association (SCSIA) Annual Members-Only Forum my partner Rebecca Halberg and I attended this past April. From the substantive program to the networking,… Continue Reading
