Legal Opinion
Dow v. United Parcel Service
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 18, 2013No. 48,310-WCAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
| Claimant, James Dow, appeals the workers’ compensation judge’s decision, finding that claimant failed to meet his burden of proving that his disabling condition was the result of his work-related injury. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
Claimant, James Dow, was employed by United Parcel Service (“UPS”) for over 33 years; he was planning to retire effective May 29, 2009.1 Claimant was injured on April 14, 2009, when he struck his head on a loading-dock door as he was making a delivery. The parties stipulated that claimant was injured in a work-related accident.
On the day of the…
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