Legal Opinion
Authement v. Consolidated Water Works District 1
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 5, 2006No. 2005 CA 0877PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDonald, j.
| ¡>This is a disputed claim for workers’ compensation. The plaintiff, Lorraine Authement, worked at Consolidated Water Works District # 1 (CWWD) for seven years as a meter reader. This job included changing water meter transponders when needed. She had pre-existing back problems resulting from an automobile accident in the 1980s, a pulled muscle in 2001, and degenerative disc disease.
In November 2000 and March and April 2001, Dr. Brian Matherne, a physician in family practice, was treating Ms. Authement for her back pain. He prescribed anti-inñammatories and sent her to have an…
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