Judge Tosses Challenge to Board's Finding Narcotic Medication Unnecessary

A Delaware Superior Court judge threw out a worker’s challenge to an Industrial Accident Board decision finding his narcotic medication was not reasonable or necessary treatment, saying the board never should have addressed the issue in the first place. Case: Nieves v. This and That Services Co., No. S21A-11-004 CAK, 08/10/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Raymond Nieves worked for the This and That Services Co. After he suffered an on-the-job injury, he established entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits. In June 2017, Nieves’ doctor prescribed him...