ESTIS v. AMBAR LONE STAR FLUID SERVICE

No. 12-206.

100 So.3d 348 (2012)

Dustin ESTIS v. AMBAR LONE STAR FLUID SERVICE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 3, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark T. Garber , L.L.C., Lafayette, LA, Lee A. Archer , Law Office of Lee A. Archer, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Dustin Estis.

Patrick A. Johnson , Allen & Gooch, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Ambar Lone Star Fluid Service.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.


DECUIR, Judge.

In these consolidated workers' compensation cases, defendants appeal a judgment finding that the claimant suffered an accident in the course and scope of his employment, which resulted in a herniated disk, and awarding penalties and attorney fees.

FACTS

On January 27, 2009, Dustin Estis, an employee of Ambar Lone Star Fluid Service (Ambar), injured his back after falling down a flight of stairs at work. No one observed Estis' fall...

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