A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his hearing loss, as well as an award of penalties and attorney fees.
Case: Shreve v. Bio-Lab Inc., No. 24-228, 12/11/2024, published.
Facts: Stanley Shreve began working for Olin Corp. Inc. in 1979. Olin later became Bio-Lab Inc.
Shreve spent almost 38 years working at the same plant before retiring in 2017.
Shreve experienced a progressive decline in his hearing, as shown by historical audiograms starting in 1983. In 2019, an audiogram indicated that Shreve had a sensory neural hearing loss.
Dr. Brad LeBert opi...
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