Valdez v. Employers Ins. Co. of Nev.

OPINION ON REHEARING

By the Court, Gibbons, J.:

We previously issued an opinion in this matter on November 9, 2006. After appellant petitioned for rehearing, we withdrew that opinion and granted the petition for rehearing. We now issue this opinion in place of our prior opinion. On rehearing, we reach the same conclusion as in our prior opinion.

In this case, an injured worker’s 1987 disability claim was originally covered by Nevada’s now-defunct workers’ compensation insurer. The successor insurer has contracted with a managed-care organization to which the injured worker’s treating physician…