Supreme Court Again Dodges Constitutional Dispute Over Treatment Guidelines

The Louisiana Supreme Court this week ducked an opportunity to decide whether the state's medical treatment dispute-resolution process passes constitutional muster, for the second time in as many years.  Two years ago, Baton Rouge-based District Court Judge Donald Johnson issued a preliminary injunction barring the state from continuing to use its newly minted regulatory review process for treatment authorization decisions. In his written reasons for judgment, he said he believed the process denies workers due process and violates the separation-of-powers doctrine by limitin...