Court Rejects Carrier's Challenge to Authorization of Surgery

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to shoulder surgery, since his employer’s insurance carrier failed to prove that the state’s associate medical director erred in finding that the procedure was in accordance with the Medical Treatment Guidelines. Case: Burnett v. Full Force Staffing, No. 2018-CA-0354, 10/10/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Lorae Burnett suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident in 2016 as a passenger in a garbage truck owned by Metro Disposal. Burnett filed a workers’ compensation claim, naming Metro and Fu...