Legal Opinion
Merrill v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 24, 2010No. 2010-CA-0834PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES R. JONES, Judge.
_[¿Pro se plaintiff, Carrie Merrill, appeals the judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”), dismissing her claim against Greyhound Lines, Inc. (“Greyhound”). We reverse and remand finding that the OWC erred in not finding that the degenerative disease Ms. Merrill presently suffers from was aggravated and caused to be symptomatic by her work-related injury.
The facts surrounding Ms. Merrill’s work-place accident are not in dispute. In December 2006, Ms. Merrill, a Greyhound bus driver, injured her back in a fall down some stairs. Greyhound paid temporary…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Merrill v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2011