Legal Opinion
Cousin v. Slidell Memorial Hospital
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 2003No. 2002 CA 2600PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaidry, J.
Plaintiff, Curtis Cousin, claims that he was injured in the course and scope of his employment with Slidell Memorial Hospital. The Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) judge, Robert Varnado, Jr., denied Cousin’s claim after finding that Cousin failed to carry his burden of proof that an accident occurred, and Cousin appealed. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Cousin claims that several hours into his shift on August 15, 2001, while using a stripping machine to remove wax from the floors at Slidell Memorial Hospital, he injured his neck. According to Cousin’s…
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