Legal Opinion

Zavala v. Dover Constr. USA, LLC

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 11, 2018No. 2017 CA 0001PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTheriot, J.

The defendants-appellants, Dover Construction USA, LLC (Dover) and Hadir Naoum,1 appeal a default judgment rendered against them by the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC), District 6, in favor of the plaintiff-appellee, Norberto Zavala. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the OWC in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 5, 2014, Norberto Zavala filed with the OWC a disputed claim for compensation, in which he alleged that on February 14, 2014 he suffered an injury to his lower back, hips, and buttocks while in the…

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