5th Circuit Continues Line of Cases Saying Employers Have Choice of Pharmacy

A Louisiana appellate court last week ruled that a mail-order pharmacy was not entitled to reimbursement for the medications it sent to an injured worker before it sought authorization from the worker's employer. The court also reversed an award of penalties and attorney fees against the employer, adhering to a developing line of case law in Louisiana that says an employer can select the provider of medications for its injured workers. Last year, Louisiana's 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on at least two cases limiting an employer's liability for the cost of prescriptions...