Employer's Witness Properly Stricken Due to Failure to Timely Disclose Identity

A Louisiana appellate court upheld a decision to strike an employer’s witness due to failure to timely disclose her identity prior to trial. Case: Gonogora v. Taqueria La Conquistadora, No. 22-CA-392, 05/02/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Ana Abigail Gonogora worked for Taqueria La Conquistadora. She filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting she injured her head, neck, right shoulder and back in a fall at work in December 2019. Gonogora indicated that no medical treatment had been authorized and that no wage benefits had been paid. She also stated th...