Attorney obtained a defense verdict for his client in National Arbitration Forum (NAF)

Attorney obtained a defense verdict for his client in National Arbitration Forum (NAF).  Claimant had sought reimbursement of medical expenses for EMG/NCV testing.  The issue in the case was causation.  Claimant had gone to the ER after the MVA and the ER records indicated he had been involved in a slip and fall accident subsequent to the MVA and sustained a fractured nose and abrasions. Claimant was also noted to be under the influence of alcohol and was combative in the ER.  These records were never reviewed by the treating physician nor did he know of this history at all on the claimant.  The DRP found that the doctor's opinion could not be deemed credible as there was no evidence he ever reviewed the ER records or was even aware of the claimant's subsequent fall after the MVA.  The ER records also did not mention the motor vehicle accident at all and therefore the DRP ruled the claimant failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the medical services at issue were causally related to the MVA