Legal Opinion

Dougia v. Best Buy Carpet & Flooring

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 16, 2012No. 2011 CA 0051Published

1Opinion of the Court

McDonald, j.

|20n January 7, 2008, Hebert Dougia, Jr., a carpet installer, filed a disputed claim for compensation against his employer, Best Buy Carpet and Flooring (Best Buy Carpet). Mr. Dougia asserted that on November 2, 2007, while working on a job at a residential home in East Baton Rouge Parish, he injured his lower back while moving a dresser. He also contended that approximately one and one-half weeks later, he bent down to start cutting carpet and injured his back again. He asserted that he was disabled as a result of the two accidents, and was thus entitled to workers’ compensation…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wilson v. St. Mary Community ActionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  2. Phillips v. United Parcel ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996

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