Worker Unable to Prove Occurrence of Accident

A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a Walmart employee’s claim for benefits, finding she failed to establish that she a work-related accident. Case: Gibson v. Walmart Louisiana LLC, No. 2020-CA-0033, 08/27/2020, published. Facts: Marilyn Gibson worked for Walmart. She injured her knee at work in January 2018 when she tripped over a pipe. Gibson was off work after the accident. Dr. Russell Russo cleared her to return to work on June 1, 2018. Gibson later filed a workers’ compensation claim attesting that she had injured herself while trying to lift a box on her...