Testimony from Tow Truck Driver and his Trainee Didn't Establish Compensability of his Injury

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a tow truck driver, whose claim of a work-related knee injury was corroborated only by the testimony of the apprentice who had been fired after he got hurt, failed to carry his burden of proving the compensability of his alleged accident. Case: Thibodeaux v. Carroll's Towing, No. WCA 14-555, 11/05/2014, published. Facts: Earl J. Thibodeaux worked for Carroll's Towing as a tow truck operator. He claimed that he felt a stabbing pain in his knee when he was hooking a Chevrolet Impala on to his tow truck, but he hadn't thought much of it until t...