Legal Opinion
Cudd v. Koch
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 1994No. 94-372PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
Claimant, David Cudd, appeals the hearing officer’s finding that he forfeited his rights to worker’s compensation benefits pursuant to LSA-R.S. 23:1208.1 because he was seeking benefits for an injury to his right knee that occurred in the course and scope of his employment but failed to mention he had a prior injury to the same knee.
FACTS
David Cudd began working for George Koch & Sons (Koch) on February 19, 1993. He was assigned to work at General Motors’ plant in Shreveport, Louisiana. On February 22, 1993, David and a co-worker were carrying a four-by-fourteen feet piece of…
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