Olander v. Schillileagh's’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 475 So. 2d 320 - Walton v. Normandy Village Homes Ass'n, Inc. · 708 So. 2d 375 - Chaisson v. Cajun Bag & Supply Co. · Hammond v. Fidelity & Cas. Co. of New York · Haughton v. Fireman's Fund Am. Ins. Companies · 404 So. 2d 944 - Stewart v. HOSPITALS AFFILIATES INTERNATIONAL
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“On May 6, 1996, Olander suffered a work-related injury when she slipped and fell while working as a waitress for the defendant, Schillileagh's. She suffered injuries to her left side, including her neck, shoulder, lower back, and hip, and was examined over the course of her treatment by at least five different doctors. She was released to a sedentary to light-duty work restriction on April 9, 1998, by her treating orthopedic surgeon, Dr. William Andre' Cenac. On May 4, 1998, Olander suffered further injury when her left hip gave out causing her to fall down a flight of stairs at home. Olander's family physician, Dr. James R. Romero, recommended that she seek treatment from the emergency room of the Iberia Medical Center. X-rays revealed a fracture of the superior, anterior aspect of the L4 vertebral body. Olander was placed on pain medication and discharged. She returned to the emergency room the next day complaining of intractable pain in her back and left leg. She was admitted to the hospital by Dr. Harold Hebert; further diagnostic testing revealed the previously mentioned fracture and a small area of disc herniation at the L5-S1 disc level on the left. On September 10, 1998, Dr. Douglas Bernard performed an anterior interbody fusion at the L5-S1 disc level. Olander filed a disputed claim for compensation on April 3, 1998, complaining that Schillileagh's refused to approve surgery needed to correct her condition. Although the record is not clear, this surgery was evidently”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“finding a causal connection between her work-related injury and her subsequent fall and resulting injury and that Schillileagh's is responsible for her medical expenses and workers' compensation benefits.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“has further reinjured herself as a direct result of her continued disability and inability to ambulate”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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