Ex parte Imerys USA. PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (In re: Imerys USA v. Charles Wilson)

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REL:5/6/2011 Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o formal r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , Alabama A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 4 - 3 7 4 1 ((334) 2 2 9 - 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may b e made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern R e p o r t e r . ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OCTOBER TERM, 2010-2011 2100174 Ex p a r t e Imerys USA PETITION FOR THE WRIT OF MANDAMUS (In r e : Imerys USA v. Charles Wilson) (Talladega C i r c u i t Court, CV-09-900037) THOMAS, J u d g e . 2100174 In 2006, ("Imerys"). 1 allegedly Charles During sustained November 2006. Wilson was the course employed by Imerys o f h i s employment, a work-related injury Wilson t o h i s back i n W i l s o n was f i r s t t r e a t e d b y D r . W a l t e r P i n s o n . W i l s o n then r e q u e s t e d a p a n e l o f f o u r o r t h o p e d i s t s from t o choose, Dr. USA which s e e § 2 5 - 5 - 7 7 ( a ) A l a . Code 1975; W i l s o n s e l e c t e d Dewey J o n e s IV. Wilson was t r e a t e d b y D r . J o n e s from J a n u a r y 2007 u n t i l A p r i l 5, 2007, when D r . J o n e s p l a c e d W i l s o n a t maximum m e d i c a l i m p r o v e m e n t ("MMI"), i n d i c a t e d i n h i s n o t e t h a t W i l s o n c o u l d r e t u r n t o s e e h i m on an a s - n e e d e d b a s i s , a n d recommended that Wilson be referred to a physiatrist to " o v e r t a k e h i s o r a l p a i n management s i t u a t i o n . " Wilson Orthopedic was Center referred to Dr. Mark Downey f o r pain-management t r e a t m e n t . at Alabama D r . Downey t r e a t e d W i l s o n w i t h p e r i o d i c e p i d u r a l i n j e c t i o n s b e t w e e n May 2007 a n d J a n u a r y 2008. In January 2008, D r . Downey W i l s o n t o t h e Doleys C l i n i c / P a i n and R e h a b i l i t a t i o n referred Institute, The petitioner i s i d e n t i f i e d i n c o n s i s t e n t l y i n the p l e a d i n g s a n d o t h e r d o c u m e n t s a p p e n d e d as e x h i b i t s t o t h e p e t i t i o n f o r t h e w r i t o f mandamus. On c e r t a i n o f t h e p l e a d i n g s a n d d o c u m e n t s , i t i s i d e n t i f i e d as " I m e r y s d/b/a E.C.C.A. C a l c i u m P r o d u c t s , I n c . " We have c h o s e n t o u s e t h e name t h a t a p p e a r s on t h e p e t i t i o n . 1 2 2100174 where he was t r e a t e d by Dr. Thomas R y d e r . I n November 2008, a f t e r pain-management t r e a t m e n t h a d n o t r e s o l v e d W i l s o n ' s p a i n i s s u e s , Dr. R y d e r r e q u e s t e d a u t h o r i z a t i o n f r o m I m e r y s ' s t h i r d p a r t y a d m i n i s t r a t o r t o r e f e r W i l s o n t o Dr. Andrew C o r d o v e r , an orthopedist, benefit for further from surgical evaluation of whether intervention. W i l s o n would The third-party a d m i n i s t r a t o r denied a u t h o r i z a t i o n , s t a t i n g i n i t s response to Dr. R y d e r the t h a t W i l s o n s h o u l d be administrator incorrectly orthopedist." administrator s e n t t o see Dr. Downey, referred Ultimately, t o as however, who the " a s s i g n e d the third-party scheduled f o r W i l s o n another appointment with Dr. J o n e s , w h i c h W i l s o n r e f u s e d t o a t t e n d . I m e r y s moved t o compel W i l s o n t o a t t e n d t h e appointment w i t h Dr. J o n e s f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f s u r g i c a l e v a l u a t i o n . a l s o requested i n that motion that the t r i a l Imerys referral motion, was to not required Dr. to Cordover. requesting first honor Wilson that Dr. m o t i o n t o compel W i l s o n t o see Dr. J o n e s . affirmative relief, Ryder's a u t h o r i z e t h e r e f e r r a l t o Dr. C o r d o v e r . attempted to Imerys's c o u r t deny Imerys's Wilson also requesting that the t r i a l 3 court order that responded the t r i a l Imerys sought c o u r t Imerys t o

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