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The Defense Medical Exam in Ohio Personal Injury Cases

In more serious injury cases that have been filed in Court, the Defense may request that you be examined by one of their medical doctors. Most of these doctors are hired on a regular basis by the auto insurance company and are therefore more inclined to give a favorable opinion to the Defendant. However, with the help of a competent personal injury attorney, you may be able to get the Court to order certain restrictions during a defense medical exam (DME). Certain restrictions may include:

1. That a DME be conditioned on the exam being videotaped or done in the presence of a court reporter. This may motivate the examiner to be more honest in his exam findings and conclusions because he knows that his whole exam may be scrutinized by your attorney. It may also prevent the examiner from behaving in a way that would demean you, such as requiring you to do things like undress when unnecessary. This may also deter the examiner from trying to elicit any information from you that may be privileged.
2. Limit the distance required to travel to the DME.
3. Limit the time length of the DME.
4. Limiting the scope of the exam to only relevant parts of the body.

It is important to obtain the help of an experienced car accident, truck accident, motor cycle accident, or other type of personal injury attorney who is familiar with the tactics used by some of these Defense medical examiners and their attorneys. The Defense expert is an important witness in a case and can make or break a personal injury case, no matter how legitimate it may actually be. An experienced Ohio personal injury lawyer can prevent and expose certain dishonest or underhanded tactics used by some of these defense witnesses.

For more information about this subject go to www.Chesterlaw.com and request a copy of my free Book entitled The Insider's Guide to Handling Ohio Accident Claims. You can also order my free DVD entitled What you should know about motor vehicle injury claims. Both the free Book and free DVD describe in more detail what you need to know to protect your rights NOW.

Contact us today for a FREE, NO OBLIGATION consultation about your personal injury legal needs.

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