Moore v. Pitt Grill

JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judge.

The appellant, Sheralon Moore, appeals the ruling of the workers’ compensation judge (“WCJ”), finding that she failed to sustain the requisite burden of proving causation between a work related accident and her disability. We reverse and render.

FACTS

Sheralon Moore was employed as a General Manager at Pitt Grill in Lake Charles, Louisiana. On the night/early morning of May 1-2, 2000, an armed robbery occurred at the Pitt Grill. Ms. Moore was sprayed in the face with mace as the robber was leaving the store.

On the morning of May 2, 2000, Ms. Moore was treated at the Lake…