Legal Opinion
Augusta v. Audubon Zoo
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 23, 2015No. 2015-CA-0300PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoy Cossich Lobrano, J.
| jThis is a workers’ compensation case, in which the Plaintiff/Appellant, Jerome Augusta (“Augusta” or the “claimant”), appeals the November 6, 2014 judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”), dismissing Augusta’s disputed claim for compensation, Form LDOL-WC-1008 (the “disputed claim” or “1008”).
On November 11, 2013, Augusta injured his right knee in an accident while in the course and scope of his employment with the Defendant/Appellee, the Audubon Nature Institute, Inc. (“Audubon”). Following the work-related accident, Audubon initiated indemnity benefits at a weekly…
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