Injured Worker With 2 Designated Doctors Can't Demand 2 Panels to Select Replacements

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an injured worker who had two designated doctors and demanded a second panel of physicians was entitled to only one. Case: Ex parte Lancaster, No. CL-2025-0486, 09/19/2025, published. Facts: Michael Lancaster Jr. worked for Hunnicutt Mobile Home Service Inc. as a truck driver. After he was involved in a motor-vehicle accident in April 2024, Hunnicutt selected Dr. Brian Scott Claytor, an orthopedist, to provide treatment for an elbow injury, and Dr. Thomas M. Davis Jr., an ophthalmologist, to treat an eye injury. In May 2024, Claytor op...