Supreme Court Ducks Deciding Constitutionality of Treatment Schedule

The Louisiana Supreme Court has put off ruling on the constitutionality of the state's process for the administrative adjudication of a worker's request for medical treatment, effectively leaving the existing system in place while a court battle continues. In June, a trial court judge in Baton Rouge found the state's regulatory scheme for workers seeking approval for treatment requests didn't pass constitutional muster. Judge Donald Johnson then issued a preliminary injunction barring the Louisiana Workforce Commission and Louisiana Office of Workers' Compensation fro...