# John W. Smith v. Highlines Construction Co., Inc., and the Gray Insurance Company

> Supreme Court of Louisiana · September 22, 2017 · 228 So. 3d 1205

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9878562

## Case

- **Full name:** John W. SMITH v. HIGHLINES CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., and the Gray Insurance Company
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Louisiana
- **Decided:** September 22, 2017
- **Citations:** 228 So. 3d 1205; 2017 WL 4231208
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Genovese, Weimer
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, SECOND CIRCUIT, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION DISTRICT IE
PER CURIAM
hln light of our opinion in Burgess v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, 16-2267 (La. 6/29/17), 225 So.3d 1020 , 2017 WL 2836062 , the judgment of the court of appeal is vacated and set aside insofar as it finds claimant was not entitled to reim *1206 bursement. The case is remanded to the Office of Workers’ Compensation for a determination, consistent with the interpretation of La. R.S. 23:1203(A) set forth in Burgess , of whether the out-of-state pharmacy’s services were not available in Louisiana or whether the out-of-state pharmacy can provide services for comparable costs to those of a Louisiana pharmacy. In all other respects, the judgment of the court of appeal is affirmed.

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