A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of death benefits for a worker who was fatally injured while using a riding mower but overturned the award of attorney fees as unsupported by the record.
Case: Miller v. Rayville Manufacturing, No. 53,573-WCA, 11/18/2020, published.
Facts: Jonathan Miller worked for Rayville Manufacturing as part of a work-release program.
In March 2018, Rayville sent Miller to mow the lawn of a residence in Monroe, Louisiana. The lawn included a steep slope as it approached the bank of Bayou Desiard.
Miller and the mower went into the water, flipped over an...
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