Legal Opinion
Racca v. Acme Truck Lines, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 12, 2013No. 12-1319PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
11 This is a workers’ compensation case where a claimant was injured in a motor vehicle accident while in the course and scope of his employment with a truck-driving company. The parties could not agree on the claimant’s average weekly wage, and the employer also contended that the claimant had violated La.R.S. 23:1208 by failing to tell his treating physician that he was not only capable of working, but that he was actually working.
The Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) found, inter alia, that the claimant’s average weekly wage was $210.53, that the claimant had violated…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Capo v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1924
- Banks v. Indus. Roofing & Sheet MetalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Gonzales v. Xerox Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Grasser Contracting Co. v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Cecilia Rachal v. Wal-Mart CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
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