A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker's repeated misrepresentations about having a prior ankle injury constituted fraud and forfeited the worker's entitlement to benefits.
Case: The Wood Group v. Romero, No. 16-64, 06/08/20-16, published.
Facts: Todd Romero worked for The Wood Group, maintaining satellite oil well platforms in Black Bay, Louisiana.
He claims he twisted his ankle as he was disembarking from a crew boat in February 2013. Although he was not alone at the time, no one said they saw Romero get hurt.
Doctors determined that Romero had sprained his left an...
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