Legal Opinion
Smith v. Lafarge North America, L.L.C.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 2012No. 2012 CA 0337PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, C.J.
^Claimant, Darrin Smith, appeals a determination of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) that lumbar surgery was not reasonable or medically necessary. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Darrin Smith was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Highway 25 in Folsom, Louisiana, on April 24, 2007, while in the course and scope of his employment with Lafarge North America, L.L.C. (Lafarge). Smith was driving a ready-mix cement truck, which flipped several times after Smith attempted to avoid colliding with a vehicle merging into his lane of travel. Smith was…
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