A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that an oil rig worker’s temporary aggravation of his degenerative disc disease had resolved and that he was not entitled to additional benefits for a back injury.
Case: Whitten v. Patterson UTI Drilling Co. LLC, No. 53,431-WCA, 04/22/2020, published.
Facts: Texas resident Joe Whitten worked for Patterson UTI Drilling Co. LLC. In May 2016, he worked a 14-day shift on board a UTI rig in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
On the last night of his shift, Whitten slipped on oil and mud while descending a metal staircase, injuring his back. Nonethe...
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