A Louisiana appellate court upheld portions a worker’s award for consequential injuries following an injury to his right knee but overturned the assessment of fees and penalties against the employer.
Case: Loar v. LUBA Workers’ Comp, No. 17-CA-683, 09/19/2018, published.
Facts: Rodney Loar worked for the Terminix Service Co. While working in December 2011, he slipped in a muddy ditch and fell. Terminix accepted liability for an injury to Loar’s right knee and his head.
Loar initially received treatment for his knee injury from Dr. Gordon Nutik. Nutik recommended a tot...
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