Darvel Burgess v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans

| fin this workers’ compensation case, the claimant, Darvel Burgess, filed a Disputed Claim for Compensation after his employer, Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (“S & WB”), refused to pay a $13,110.02 outstanding bill for prescription medications from Injured Workers Pharmacy (“IWP”). The underlying legal issue is whether the injured employee is entitled to his choice of pharmacy, or whether that right belongs to the employer under the Louisiana Workers Compensation Act (“LWCA”). We granted this writ application to resolve a split in our circuit courts of appeal on this issue. After…