Worker Presents Enough Evidence of Occupational Disease to Survive Summary Judgment

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker presented enough evidence to support his informally raised occupational disease claim to survive a motion for summary judgment. Case: Bess v. Graphic Packaging International Inc., No. 54,111-WCA, 11/17/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: LeeEric Bess began working for Graphic Packaging International Inc. in 2014. In September 2018, he filed a workers’ compensation claim for an alleged injury to his wrists. According to Bess, he was loading cardboard stock off a pallet on Dec. 22, 2017, when he immediately felt a sharp pain in ...