Vargas v. Petrin Corp.

|2In this case, the former employer, Pet-rin Corporation (“Petrin”), and the workers’ compensation insurer, Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (“LWCC”), appeal the decision of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) finding in favor of the claimant, Alejandro Alvarez Vargas (“Mr. Alvarez”), and awarding him temporary total disability (“TTD”) benefits. The primary issue is whether the WCJ’s factual finding that Mr. Alvarez sustained a work-related injury was manifestly erroneous. Additionally, Mr. Alvarez answered the appeal, claiming that the WCJ manifestly erred in failing to assess…