KENNEDY v. WASHINGTON/ST. TAMMANY REG'L

No. 2015 CA 1099.

193 So.3d 169 (2016)

Denise KENNEDY v. WASHINGTON/ST. TAMMANY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 7, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Bruno , New Orleans, LA, for Appellant, Denise Kennedy.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell , Attorney General, Brian E. Blackwood , Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee, Washington/St. Tammany Regional Medical Center.

Before GUIDRY, HOLDRIDGE, and CHUTZ, JJ.


This case presents a res nova issue for our consideration: specifically, whether an employer's payment for a second medical opinion examination of a claimant by the employer's physician, who is not the claimant's treating physician, constitutes the payment of a "medical benefit" for purposes of prescription under La. R.S. 23:1209(C...

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