LACY v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 93-1588.

640 So.2d 655 (1994)

Freddie LACY, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant/Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ezell Jackson, Lake Charles, for Freddie Lacy.

Jeanne Marie Sievert, Lake Charles, for PPG Indus.

Before DOUCET, LABORDE, JJ., and BERTRAND, J. Pro Tem.


LUCIEN C. BERTRAND, Jr., Judge, Pro Tem.

Freddie Lacy sued his former employer, alleging that he was in need of further surgery to treat the aggravation of a work-related injury sustained at the L5-S1 disc level. He also sought disability benefits, penalties and attorney's fees under the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Law. The hearing officer dismissed the claim after finding that Lacy suffered a new injury at the L3-4 level that was not compensable, rather than...

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