BLACKLEDGE v. SOL'S PIPE & STEEL, INC.

No. 46,148-CA.

59 So.3d 564 (2011)

Shawn BLACKLEDGE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. SOL'S PIPE & STEEL, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise A. Vinet , KNH Law Firm, LLC by Kelly N. Hunt , for Appellant.

Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, L.L.P., by Robert A. Dunkelman , Shreveport, Jerald Lee Perlman , Baton Rouge, for Appellee.

James David Caldwell , for Attorney General's Office.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART and DREW, JJ.


DREW, J.

Shawn Blackledge allegedly injured his back and legs in a fall on August 1, 2008, while working for Sol's Pipe and Steel, Inc. ("Sol's"), as part of an inmate work-release program. At the time, Blackledge was living in a halfway house.

He was unable to move his legs and confined to a wheelchair for several days. He returned to light-duty work on August 28, 2008. His employment with Sol's ended on November 19, 2008, in accordance with work-release...

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