Independent Medical Exams (IMEs)

TYPICAL STEPS
Lawyers phone Dr. Layne to discuss their cases, then mail all records to him and contact him to schedule the evaluations, at his office or theirs.  Days after his face-to-face exams, which can take from 3-6 hours, Dr. Layne mails his reports which include line-by-line reviews of every record, and analyses of litigants' histories, behaviors, tests, diagnoses, causes of all mental ills, and prognoses. His reports contain tables, graphs, and scientific citations that can be enlarged and used later as trial exhibits.

FEES
Hourly fees are $300 for records review, interviewing, and report writing, and totals around $2300 per case. Neuropsychological cases often total about $3000. In addition, Layne charges $200 an hour for travel, $400 an hour for deposition and trial testimonies, and may charge $200 for cancellations with less than 48 hours notice.

ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORKED WITH LAYNE
PLAINTIFF CASES: Newark, NJ: Carluccio & Carluccio Toledo, OH: Connelly, Soutar & Jackson / Wasserman, Bryan, Landry / Baran, Piper, Tarkowsky, Fitzgerald / Herschel, Accettola, Bloom / Schuller Assoc. / Secor, Ide, Callahan / Jack Lenavitt / Casey & Slaybod / Barefoot, Gernot, Frey / Barkan & Robon Mansfield, OH: Knell & Dorner Swanton, OH: The McQuades Cincinnati, OH: Richard Lawrence Assoc. Cleveland, OH: Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton, Norman (Mr. Stevens)
DEFENSE CASES: Miami, FL: John Freud Princeton, NJ: Mason, Griffin, Pierson Cleveland, OH: Frutig, Polito, Travis / Rhoa, Follen, Rawlin / Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton, Norman Elyria, OH: Savoy, Bilancini, Flanagan, Kenneally Cincinnati, OH: Droder & Miller Columbus, OH: Squire, Sanders, Dempsey Reynoldsburg, OH: Paul Travis Norwalk, OH: Carpenter, Paaffenbarger, McGimpsey, Meyerhoefer Dayton, OH: Pickrel, Schaeffer, Ebeling / Freund, Freeze, Arnold Toledo, OH: Eastman & Smith / Manahan, Pietrykowski, Bamman, Delaney / Shumaker, Loop, Kendrick / Baran, Piper, Tarkowsky, Fitzgerald / Bugbee & Conkle / Marshall & Melhorn / Cooper, Straub, Walinski, Cramer Akron/Canton, OH: Roetzel & Andress Lima, OH: Cory, Meredith, Witter, Roush, Cheney Dallas, TX: Mills, Presby, Anderson Harrisonburg, VA: Wharton, Aldhizer, Weaver Fairfax, VA: Slenker, Brandt, Jennings, Johnston
COMPANIES: Little Rock, AK: Union Pacific Railroad Louisville, KY: Amerisure Hancocks Bridge, NJ: Public Service Electric/Gas Troy, MI: Ryder Services Corp. Cleveland, OH: Liberty Mutual / Nationwide Insurance / CNA Insurance Columbus, OH: Medical Consulting Resources Youngstown, OH: State Auto Insurance Toledo, OH: Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant /Chrysler Corp / Libby Owens Ford / Toledo Edison / General Mills / Pepsi Akron, OH: Liberty Mutual Insurance

LIMITED RECORDS REVIEWS
Layne does not evaluate litigants without seeing them face-to-face. When he must evaluate records alone, without seeing the litigant, he repeatedly makes clear that he is evaluating records, rather than the litigant.

PERCENT BREAKDOWN OF HIS ACTIVITIES
Attorneys often ask Dr. Layne for a percentage breakdown of his professional activities. This is difficult, because Dr. Layne, like most professionals, does not keep and analyze time logs; and even if he did, these percentages probably change over time, making a single estimate more difficult. Still, here is a rough breakdown of Dr. Layne's private practice activities over the last decade: Evaluations for litigating attorneys = 35%; other evaluations = 35%; counseling = 30%.
The above category, "Evaluations for litigating attorneys," further breaks down as follows (roughly): For defense lawyers, 60%; for plaintiffs' lawyers, 40%.