A federal judge who had "invited" South Carolina's governor to come to court, yesterday made it mandatory that the governor appear and answer charges that orders he issued to the state Workers' Compensation Commission are unconstitutional.

U.S. District Court Judge G. Ross Anderson Jr., in Anderson, S.C., said he was making Gov. Mark Sanford a defendant in a case that was originally brought against the Commission, and that he was continuing a stay of the governor's orders to that agency.

The governor, in issuing his orders, had sent the commissioners a form ordering them to report on permanent disability awards they made. He also called on them to issue individual orders confirming that attorneys' fees were reasonable, and to strictly apply American Medical Association injury evaluation guidelines.

Recommended For You

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© Touchpoint Markets, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more inforrmation visit Asset & Logo Licensing.