Neel v. Western Construction, Inc.

W. JONES, Justice.

NATURE OF CASE

This is an appeal from an Industrial Commission (the Commission) order requiring a workers’ compensation surety to pay the full amount of a claimant’s medical bills, rather than the reduced amount determined to be reasonable by a third party reviewer. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Stephen Neel (Mr. Neel) brought a workers’ compensation claim against Western Construction, Inc. and its workers’ compensation surety, Advantage Workers Compensation Insurance Co.…