Legal Opinion
LaSalle v. City of Lake Charles
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 24, 2017No. WCA 17-32PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOIE, Judge.
|,An employer appeals the workers’ compensation court’s judgment finding that its employee’s injuries to his right knee were causally related to a work-accident. For the following reasons, we reverse and render judgment in favor of the employer.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On August 20, 2007, John LaSalle fell off of a trash truck in the course and scope of his employment with the City of Lake Charles (“the City”). He injured his left knee and underwent a left knee replacement. The City paid medical benefits relating to his left knee injuries, as well as indemnity benefits.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Rideaux v. Franklin Nursing HomeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
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