Legal Opinion
Lestage v. Nabors Drilling Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 8, 2010No. WCA 10-728PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EZELL, Judge.
| Mason Lestage appeals a judgment of the workers’ compensation judge below dismissing his claim against Nabors Drilling Company. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the workers’ compensation judge.
Mr. Lestage was working on a Nabors rig in West Helena, Arkansas when he alleges drill pipe elevators pinned his knee against a chain guard. Mr. Lestage claims that when he tried to push the elevators off his knee, he injured his back. After filing a disputed claim for benefits and a trial on the matter, the workers’ compensation judge ruled that Mr. Lestage did not…
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