Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Louisiana Plastic Industries Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 15, 2004No. 39,105-WCAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
hPEATROSS, J.
In this workers’ compensation action, the employer, Louisiana Plastic Industries, Inc. (“LPI”), appeals the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (“WCJ”) ruling allowing the claimant, Kenneth Thornton, to undergo a lumbar surgical procedure performed at the employer’s expense.1 For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Mr. Thorton, a 53-year-old truck driver employed by LPI, suffered a back injury when he fell from the hood of his truck while attempting to wash it at the Ryder Truck Rental facility in Monroe. LPI leases all of its trucks through Ryder. The…
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- Watson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
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