Creole Steel, Inc. v. Stewart

EZELL, Judge.

|,Ricky Stewart appeals a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) refusing to award penalties and attorney fees for his employer’s failure to authorize the purchase of Marinol, a prescription form of marijuana. Mr. Stewart also complains that the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) did not order that his employer reimburse him the money he advanced to purchase the medication.

FACTS

Mr. Stewart injured his cervical spine in 2000 while employed by Creole Steele, Inc. In October 2001, Mr. Stewart began treatment with Dr. Frank Lopez who specializes in physical medicine and…