In Cloris Vazquez v. City of Miami Beach and Corvel Corporation Claimant filed a notice of EMA conflict, suggesting the previously appointed EMA had a conflict of interest and an alternate expert should be assigned. The asserted bases for the conflict were that (1) counsel for claimant had prior contact with the appointed expert and (2) the doctor had a financial interest because he would be paid for his EMA services. The doctor certified he had no conflict of interest. The JCC rejected both of claimant’s arguments as without merit and confirmed the appointment with the original EMA provider.
