Lindsey v. J.R. & R. Enterprises

I concur with the majority opinion in all respects except for the point relating to that portion of the judge’s order which directed the carrier to have the treatment rendered at the Texas facility evaluated by the staff at the Vanderbilt Institute for the Treatment of Addiction. I would reverse that portion of the order.

The employer/carrier argued that they were not responsible for treatment rendered by the Texas facility, because comparable medical facilities and services which could have provided equally beneficial treatment were available in claimant’s home state of Tennessee. As…