The insurer requested the claimant’s attendance at an IE shortly before the LAT hearing. The claimant refused to attend. The insurer argued that the claimant could not proceed with the hearing. Adjudicator Paluch held that the insurer’s request for an IE was not reasonably necessary, and that the claimant could therefore proceed with the hearing. In coming to his conclusion, the adjudicator noted that the insurer had already conducted similar IEs, and that no new information was given to the insurer to warrant IEs at the time requested.
