A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s fiancée and unborn child were entitled to benefits after he fell to his death from a helicopter.
Case: Perez v. Irby Construction Co., No. 19-454, 01/29/2020, published.
Facts: Travis Chiokai worked for the Irby Construction Co. In November 2017, Chiokai was working on electrical lines while attached to a "long line" from a helicopter. He suffered fatal injuries when he fell 100 feet after the line securing him to the helicopter was severed.
Chiokai was engaged to and living with Latashia V. Perez. She w...
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