In an unusual, “upside-down” case, in which the parents of a deceased employee argued that their son’s death was not compensable, because it was caused, in part they claimed, by...
In Missouri “Upside-Down” Case, Parents Fail to Prove Son’s Death was Caused by Obesity In Missouri “Upside-Down” Case, Parents Fail to Prove Son’s Death was Caused by ObesityA Louisiana appellate court affirmed an award of indemnity benefits, medical expenses, $6,000 in penalties, and $9,500 in attorney’s fees to a foreman who sustained two heat exhaustion episodes in...
Louisiana Foreman Awarded Benefits for Heat Exhaustion in Spite of Co-Morbid Condition Louisiana Foreman Awarded Benefits for Heat Exhaustion in Spite of Co-Morbid Condition