Legal Opinion
Comeaux v. Star Enterprise/Motiva Enterprise
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 2002No. 2002 CA 0024PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| ?.JAMES, Judge Pro Tem.
In this workers’ compensation case, plaintiff, Welmon Comeaux, appeals a summary judgment rendered by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (the OWC)3 in favor of defendant, Star Enterprise/Motiva Enterprise (Star).
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiff filed a disputed claim for compensation, averring that bacteria found in industrial dust entered into his body causing an occupational disease, nocardiosis. It is plaintiffs contention that during the 26 years he worked for Star, he was exposed to open-storage containers of crude oil and high volumes of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Babin v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Seal v. Gaylord Container Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Price v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- Shields v. GNB Technologies, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
- Zeringue v. Karl Ott Poles & PilingsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Dunaway v. Lakeview Regional Medical CenterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- Thomas v. Alliance CompressorsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- Adams v. Ga. Gulf Lake Charles, LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- Barnett v. A & R TransportationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
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