Romero v. Garan's, Inc.

LThe majority convened an en banc hearing and found that the 2009 amendment to the Worker’s Compensation Act, La.R.S. 23:1203.1, applies prospectively only. The statute as amended now requires that, all medical disputes arising after January 1, 2011, be submitted to a medical director. The majority is of the opinion that the statute has a substantive effect and should be applied only prospectively to claims arising after the effective date of the amendment, January 1, 2011, overruling a panel of this court in Cook v. Family Care Services, Inc., 13-108 (La. App. 3 Cir. 8/28/13), 121 So.3d…