Legal Opinion

Borders v. Boggs & Poole Contracting Group, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided August 13, 2014No. 49,228-WCAPublished

1Opinion of the CourtLolley, J.

| plaintiff, James Borders, appeals a judgment from the Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 1W, Bossier Parish, Louisiana (the “OWC”), in favor of Boggs & Poole Contracting Group, Inc. and the Phoenix Insurance Company (the “defendants”). For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Facts

Borders claims that on February 19, 2010, he injured his knee and back while on the job with his employer Boggs & Poole Contracting Group, Inc. Borders was treated at the hospital for pain related to his knee, but not immediately after the accident. An X-ray taken at that hospital…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Brooks v. MADISON PARISH SERVICE DIST. HOS.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
  3. Risk Management Services v. AshleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
  4. Wilson v. General Motors Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
  5. Read v. PEL-STATE OIL CO.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2009

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