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SMITH v. LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA, L.L.C.

No. 2012 CA 0337.

111 So.3d 379 (2012)

Darrin SMITH v. LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA, L.L.C.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 2, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Plaisance , Thibodaux, LA, Denise A. Vinet , Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Darrin Smith.

Joseph M. Guillot , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Lafarge North America, L.L.C.

Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY and GAIDRY, JJ.

CARTER, C.J.

Claimant, Darrin Smith, appeals a determination of the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC) that lumbar surgery was not reasonable or medically necessary. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Darrin Smith was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Highway 25 in Folsom, Louisiana, on April 24, 2007, while in the course and scope of his employment with Lafarge North America, L.L.C. (Lafarge). Smith...

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