Nowadays, cockroaches of the sea has come to represent a variety of creatures from the ocean. Cockroaches and lobsters belong to the same phylum: Arthropoda. Arthropods are invertebrates with exoskeletons, segmented bodies and jointed appendages.
An independent medical examination (IME) is a medical evaluation that is used to resolve questions about your medical condition, including what treatment is necessary and the degree of your permanent impairment, if any.
Finally, your lawyer will likely wish to instruct you on certain subjects and issues you should not address during your IME, such as your communications with your lawyer, the status of settlement negotiations, or your impressions of the defendant's liability for your injury.he purpose of the IME is to obtain information and expert opinion for the purposes of litigation, not to provide you with a second opinion or with medical treatment. Thus, the IME doctor may have you sign a form indicating your understanding that the examination does not constitute medical treatment.