White v. Fuel Plus, LLC

PERRET, Judge.

lain this workers’ compensation case, plaintiff/appellee, Jackie White, was injured when boiling water and toxic cleaning chemicals spilled on her feet. She was working for defendant employer, Fuel Plus Too, LLC (“Fuel Plus”). Thereafter, Ms. White’s treating physician requested authorization for a surgery involving a bilateral trans metatarsal amputation of her feet, with flaps, inpatient hospitalization, and treatment. The defendant insurer, the Louisiana Restaurant Association, hired Novare Utilization Review (“UR”), which recommended approval of the surgery and treatment,…