Legal Opinion
Villar v. Industrial Metal Recyclers
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 2012No. 2012 CA 0319PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtPettigrew, J.
lain this workers’ compensation dispute, Industrial Metal Recyclers, Inc. (“Industrial”) and its insurer, The Gray Insurance Company (“Gray”), appeal a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”) in favor of claimant, Maurice Vil-lar. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 18, 2000, Mr. Villar was injured in the course and scope of his employment as a pipe fitter with Industrial when a large steel beam fell on him, crushing his left leg against a concrete column and resulting in the partial amputation of his left leg. Mr. Villar was 61 years old…
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