Legal Opinion
Brown v. Willamette Industries
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 6, 2000No. 34,245-WCAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
11 GASKINS, J.
The plaintiff, Eva Lee Brown, appeals a ruling by a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ), finding that her claim for medical benefits for injuries to her right knee had prescribed. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS
The plaintiff was employed as a dry grader on a wood line at a plant operated by the defendant, Willamette Industries. On April 2, 1996, at approximately 6:30 p.m,, the plaintiff was struck by some wood on the wood line and was knocked to the floor, with the wood falling on her. She injured her neck and back at that time. A report of injury was made on…
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