MIKEN SPECIALTIES v. ABARCA

NO. 16-CA-231, 16-CA-232.

209 So.3d 268 (2016)

MIKEN SPECIALTIES, Esis South Central Workers' Comp Claims v. Norman J. ABARCA. Norman J. Abarca v. Miken Specialties.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 7, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE, MIKEN SPECIALTIES, Phillip E. Foco , Patrick H. Hunt.

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, NORMAN J. ABARCA , Joseph G. Albe, Jr. , Robert A. Lenter.

Panel composed of Susan M. Chehardy, Robert M. Murphy, and Stephen J. Windhorst.


This is a worker's compensation case. Norman Abarca was employed by Miken Specialties as a laborer. He was assisting in removing scaffolding on May 1, 2012 when a worker above him dropped a plank of wood, which struck him on his hardhat. Mr. Abarca stated that he momentarily lost consciousness and he fell to his knees. He further stated...

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