Discrepancies in Medical Evidence Could Not Defeat Worker's Claim

Sufficient evidentiary discrepancies surrounding a Louisiana truck driver's knee injury justified his employer's decision to controvert his claim but were not enough for an appellate court to overrule the administrative determination on compensability. Case: Brown v. Offshore Energy Service, No. 47,392-WCA. 08/08/2012, published. Facts: Leroy Brown worked as a truck driver for Offshore Energy Services Inc. He testified that one of Offshore's semi tractors had a bad clutch that kept sticking to the floor. In October 2008, he drove this truck to Nacogdoches, Texas, to make a pick up,...