Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim of Injury From Unloading Materials

The Louisiana Court of Appeal upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury from unloading materials from a truck. Case: Fish v. Lion Insurance Co., No. 24-CA-477, 02/26/2025, published. Facts: Darryl Fish worked for Vinyltech. He allegedly suffered injuries in December 2021 while unloading bundles of shingles from pallets on a flatbed truck. Fish claimed that he reported this incident to his immediate supervisor, Corey Byrne, and that Randy Hebert, another employee, witnessed or overheard this conversation. After reporting the incident, Fish left work and never returned. Viny...