Injured Worker Can't Get Open-Ended Order for Future Medical Care

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker is not entitled to an open-ended order requiring payment for future surgeries that his doctor could not say with certainty would be needed. Case: Cavitt v. D&D Services LLC, No. 7461, 06/19/2020, published. Facts: Kiel Cavitt worked for D&D Services. He fell from a scaffold in August 2015 and fractured his right elbow. He suffered what is known as a "terrible triad" fracture, which has three components: dislocation of the elbow, fracture of the radial head and fracture of the ulnar coronoid process. Dr. Kenneth Th...