Question juridique clé
Whether the MEDAS expert report had to be excluded for procedural defects in the hearing and disclosure of experts.
Solution extraite
The report could remain in the record; the defects were not such that they prevented cure, and no valid recusal ground was shown.
Motifs extraits
The claimant was sufficiently informed that a MEDAS expert assessment was being ordered; she had no right to comment in advance on the questions. Although the experts' specialties were not fully disclosed in the second letter, the violation was cured because the law was unsettled at the time and no objective appearance of bias was established.