Legal Opinion

Sparks v. Insurance Co. of North America

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 5, 2001No. 35,479-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

11 STEWART, J.

Catherine Sparks (“Sparks”) appeals the judgment of the trial court declining to increase an award of workers’ compensation benefits and attorney fees or grant vocational rehabilitation benefits. For the reasons herein, we affirm.

*331FACTS

Sparks began working for Engineering Products (“Engineering”) on November 10, 1986, as a machine operator. The job involved trimming parts and putting them into a box, then moving the box once it became full. On December 5, 1988, Sparks was struck on the head, shoulder, back, and neck by a heavy metal hopper which fell from a machine in her work…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Brown v. Vernon Sawyer, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  3. Burroughs v. LCR-MLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  4. Campbell v. DavenportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001

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