Workers' Compensation
The Impact of Pain on a Permanent & Total Disability Claim
- March 19, 2020
- By Allen & Gooch
Prior to the 1983 amendments to the Workers’ Compensation statute, pain played a large role in permanent and total disability claims. For example, the 1980 Louisiana Supreme Court in Whitaker v. Church’s Fried Chicken, Inc. presented an injured janitor that burned his legs with hot grease, causing severe pain. The court found the claimant to be permanently and total […]
