Re: Workmans comp, personal injury

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On 3/12/01, Ray Clary wrote:
> Louisiana Legislature has established that an injured
> person has three years from the date of injury to file a
> workmans comp suit for damages. My mother had a job
> realted injury in 1997. She fell due to a piece of heavy
> machinery pushing a carpet roll that she was standing on,
> over in a warehouse. She injured her right shoulder, which
> has after this amount of time become a serious injury that
> has required two surgeries, and left her with only 40&37;
of
> the use of her arm. She is about to have to undergo
> further surgery, and has passed the three year time limit
> to file the suit. I believe a quote that I once heard that
> stated "the only thing that never changes about the law is
> its ability to change. I am curious if there are other
> states that have longer time lines allowing clients to file
> suit, in cases like this one that have hidden
> damage/injuries that do not come out in its' totallity for
> a few yearsfollowing the incident. I believe there is a
> case to be made, and a precedence to be set. Anyone out
> there have anything to say???????????????????
Did she tell the employer that she had an accident? If she
has she is ok to look it up.

Re: Workmans comp, personal injury, 6/25/01, by wayne.

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