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VALDEZ v. EMPLOYERS INS. CO. OF NEV

No. 44507.

146 P.3d 250 (2006)

Donald VALDEZ, Appellant, v. EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEVADA, a Mutual Company, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 9, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancyann Leeder, Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers, and Cory A. Santos, Deputy Attorney for Injured Workers, Carson City, for Appellant.

Beckett, Yott & McCarty and Laurie A. Yott, Reno, for Respondent.

Before the Court En Banc.

OPINION

GIBBONS, J.

In this case, an injured worker's 1987 disability claim was originally covered by Nevada's now-defunct workers' compensation insurer. The successor insurer has contracted with a managed-care organization to which the injured worker's treating physician does not belong. NRS 616C.090, which was enacted in 1973, provides that an injured employee must select a treating physician pursuant to the terms of the contract between the employer...

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