Medical Cases: Treatment

(Supreme Court)

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Avalon Precision Casting Co., State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (5/24/06)

Where two doctors opined that MRI would be "reasonable and necessary" procedure for assisting treatment of injured knee, some evidence supported Commission's decision to authorize MRI.

Vote: 7-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam

Blanton, State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (7/16/03)

Commission's conclusion that medical evidence did not support a causal connection between treatment and injury was not an abuse of discretion.

Vote: 6-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam

Navistar Internatl Transp. Corp., State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (8/23/06)

Commission is not required to consider facility costs incurred by self-insured employer's creation of on-site physical therapy facility when determining whether cost of physical therapy at another location is medically reasonable.

Vote: 7-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam

Sears Roebuck & Co., State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (12/20/11)

Commission abused its discretion by ordering payment of medical bill when there was no evidence indicating potential connection between allowed condition and treatment.

Vote: 7-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam

Sugardale Foods, Inc., State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (12/20/00)

Commission has jurisdiction to rule on claim for medical services and approve or deny medical treatment.

Vote: 5-2
Opinion by: Justice Lundberg Stratton

Medical Cases: Treatment

(Supreme Court)

Avalon Precision Casting Co., State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (5/24/06)

Where two doctors opined that MRI would be "reasonable and necessary" procedure for assisting treatment of injured knee, some evidence supported Commission's decision to authorize MRI.

Vote: 7-0Opinion by: Per Curiam

Blanton, State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (7/16/03)

Commission's conclusion that medical evidence did not support a causal connection between treatment and injury was not an abuse of discretion.

Vote: 6-0Opinion by: Per Curiam

Navistar Internatl Transp. Corp., State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (8/23/06)

Commission is not required to consider facility costs incurred by self-insured employer's creation of on-site physical therapy facility when determining whether cost of physical therapy at another location is medically reasonable.

Vote: 7-0Opinion by: Per Curiam

Sears Roebuck & Co., State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (12/20/11)

Commission abused its discretion by ordering payment of medical bill when there was no evidence indicating potential connection between allowed condition and treatment.

Vote: 7-0 Opinion by: Per Curiam

Sugardale Foods, Inc., State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (12/20/00)

Commission has jurisdiction to rule on claim for medical services and approve or deny medical treatment.

Vote: 5-2Opinion by: Justice Lundberg Stratton

Injured at Work?

Vote: 7-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam

Vote: 6-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam

Vote: 7-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam

Vote: 7-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam

Vote: 5-2
Opinion by: Justice Lundberg Stratton