Worker Can't Compel Employer to Choose Different Pharmacy Provider

A narrow majority of the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that an employee's motion to compel her employer to choose a different pharmacy was premature. Case: Soileau v. Walmart Stores, No. 2019-C-0040, 06/26/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Elizabeth Soileau filed a workers’ compensation claim for injuries she sustained while working for Walmart Stores Inc. In 2012, Soileau secured an award of medical benefits, including coverage for her medications, to be filled at a Walmart pharmacy. Four years later, Soileau obtained a judgment for additional medication, dispe...