accident bar in Louisiana

59 Louisiana opinions name it 2 courts 1907–2026 3 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Louisiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (9)

Case	Followed	Cited
Resweber v. Haroil Const. Co.green la · 1995 · cited in 14 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1998–2026 2 sentences 2026R.S. 23:1208 applies to any false statement made specifically for the purpose of obtaining benefits and “therefore generally becomes applicable at the time of an employee’s accident or claim.” Id. (quoting Resweber, 94-2708 at 1, 660 So.2d at 9 (emphasis added)). 2004R.S. 23:1208 "applies to any false statement or misrepresentation, including one concerning a prior injury, made specifically for the purpose of obtaining workers' compensation benefits and therefore generally becomes applicable at the time of an employee's accident or claim." Resweber, 660 So.2d at 9 (emphasis added).	2	14
Parks v. Insurance Co. of North Americagreen la · 1976 · cited in 2 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2002–2003 2 sentences 2003See Williams, 546 So.2d at 156 ; Parks v. Insurance Co. of N. Am., 340 So.2d 276, 281 (La. 1976); Ferguson v. HDE, Inc., 270 So.2d 867, 870 (La.1972). 2002See Williams, 546 So.2d at 156 ; Parks v. Insurance Co. of N. Am., 340 So.2d 276, 281 (La.1976); Ferguson v. HDE, Inc., 270 So.2d 867, 870 (La.1972).	2	2
Sparks v. Tulane Med. Ctr. Hosp. & Clinicgreen la · 1989 · cited in 2 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2002–2003 2 sentences 2003See Williams, 546 So.2d at 156 ; Parks v. Insurance Co. of N. Am., 340 So.2d 276, 281 (La. 1976); Ferguson v. HDE, Inc., 270 So.2d 867, 870 (La.1972). 2002See Williams, 546 So.2d at 156 ; Parks v. Insurance Co. of N. Am., 340 So.2d 276, 281 (La.1976); Ferguson v. HDE, Inc., 270 So.2d 867, 870 (La.1972).	2	2
Ferguson v. HDE, Inc.green la · 1972 · cited in 2 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2002–2003 2 sentences 2003See Williams, 546 So.2d at 156 ; Parks v. Insurance Co. of N. Am., 340 So.2d 276, 281 (La. 1976); Ferguson v. HDE, Inc., 270 So.2d 867, 870 (La.1972). 2002See Williams, 546 So.2d at 156 ; Parks v. Insurance Co. of N. Am., 340 So.2d 276, 281 (La.1976); Ferguson v. HDE, Inc., 270 So.2d 867, 870 (La.1972).	2	2
Miller v. Marcantelgreen lactapp · 1969 · cited in 3 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1973–2011 2 sentences 2011Miller v. Marcantel, 221 So.2d 557, 559 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1969). 1990LSA-R.S. 22:655; Chennault v. Dupree, 398 So.2d 169 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1981); Miller v. Marcantel, supra. However, in a case almost identical in its facts to the instant case, a panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeal held that a showing of prejudice by the insured was not required in a failure to forward suit papers where a default judgment is taken against the insured before the insurer receives notice.	1	3
Partin v. Merchants & Farmers Bankgreen la · 2002 · cited in 2 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2003–2011 2 sentences 2011This of course differs from the determination of whether an “event” was unexpected or unforeseen under the accident requirement of subsection 1021(1), which is made by viewing the event from the employee’s perspective. 4 Id. 2003In fact, in Partin, 810 So.2d at 1126 , the supreme court expressly rejected such an analysis, explaining that, while the court in Sparks had limited the compensability of mental/mental claims through the "accident" requirement, "[u]nder the new law [the current version of La.R.S. 23:1021(7)(b) ], it is not necessary to limit mental/mental claims through the accident requirement [of La.R.S. 23:1021(1)]." Instead, "[t]he new law provided in subsection 1021(7)(b) supplies its own limitation by disallowing compensation for mental injuries unless they result from stress that, by its nature, is sud	1	2
Housley v. Cerisegreen la · 1991 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025 1 sentence 2025See Housley v. Cerise, 579 So. 2d 973, 980 (La. 1991).	1	1
Lord v. Broussardgreen lactapp · 1988 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990	1	1
McCormack v. Robingreen la · 1910 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1955–1955	1	1

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

Case	Negative	Cited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Louisiana. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (58)

Case	Cited	Years
Voelkel v. State green la · 1996 2 sentences 2003Middleton v. International Maintenance, 95-0238, pp. 6-7 (La.App. 1 Cir. 10/6/95), 671 So.2d 420, 424 , writ denied, 95-2682 (La.1/12/96), 667 So.2d 523 . 2003Middleton v. International Maintenance, 95-0238, pp. 6-7 (La.App. 1 Cir. 10/6/95), 671 So.2d 420, 424 , writ denied, 95-2682 (La.1/12/96), 667 So.2d 523 .	6	2001–2003
Middleton v. International Maintenance green lactapp · 1995 2 sentences 2003Middleton v. International Maintenance, 95-0238, pp. 6-7 (La.App. 1 Cir. 10/6/95), 671 So.2d 420, 424 , writ denied, 95-2682 (La.1/12/96), 667 So.2d 523 . 2003Middleton v. International Maintenance, 95-0238, pp. 6-7 (La.App. 1 Cir. 10/6/95), 671 So.2d 420, 424 , writ denied, 95-2682 (La.1/12/96), 667 So.2d 523 .	6	2001–2003
LeBlanc v. Grand Isle Shipyard, Inc. green lactapp · 1996 2 sentences 2000Resweber v. Haroil Construction Co., 94-2708 (La.09/05/95), 660 So.2d 7 ; Bass v. Allen Cannery Co., Inc., 30,635 (La.App.2d Cir.06/26/98), 715 So.2d 142 , writ denied, 98-2069 (La.11/06/98), 728 So.2d 395 ; Le-Blanc v. Grand Isle Shipyard, 95-2452 (La.App. 1st Cir.06/28/96), 676 So.2d 1157 . 1998Resweber v. Haroil Construction Company, 660 So.2d 7 (La. 1995); LeBlanc v. Grand Isle Shipyard, 95 2452 (La.App. 1st Cir. 6/28/96), 676 So.2d 1157 .	2	1998–2000
Labarre v. Booth neutral lactapp · 1955 2 sentences 1959Leonard v. Holmes & Barnes, Ltd., 232 La. 229 , 94 So.2d 241 ; Fox v. Haynes, La.App. 2 Cir., 86 So.2d 583 ; LaBarre v. Booth, La.App. 1 Cir., 84 So.2d 626 ; Saba v. Brown, La.App. 1958Leonard v. Holmes & Barnes, Ltd., 232 La. 229 , 94 So.2d 241 ; Fox v. Haynes, La.App. 2 Cir., 86 So.2d 583 ; LaBarre v. Booth, La.App. 1 Cir., 84 So.2d 626 ; Saba v. Brown, La.App.	2	1958–1959
Fox v. Haynes neutral lactapp · 1956 2 sentences 1959Leonard v. Holmes & Barnes, Ltd., 232 La. 229 , 94 So.2d 241 ; Fox v. Haynes, La.App. 2 Cir., 86 So.2d 583 ; LaBarre v. Booth, La.App. 1 Cir., 84 So.2d 626 ; Saba v. Brown, La.App. 1958Leonard v. Holmes & Barnes, Ltd., 232 La. 229 , 94 So.2d 241 ; Fox v. Haynes, La.App. 2 Cir., 86 So.2d 583 ; LaBarre v. Booth, La.App. 1 Cir., 84 So.2d 626 ; Saba v. Brown, La.App.	2	1958–1959
Cassar v. Mansfield Lumber Co. green la · 1949 2 sentences 1959Co., La.App. 1 Cir., 67 So.2d 143 ; Graves v. Riser, La.App. 2 Cir., 62 So.2d 163 ; Day v. Roberts, La.App. 2 Cir., 55 So.2d 316 , or holding that the left-turning driver had the clear chance to avoid the accident, Cassar v. Mansfield Lumber Co., 215 La. 533 , 41 So.2d 209 . “(2) Cases holding that the negligence of the left-turning driver in doing so without signalling and/or yielding the right of way and/or observing the rear vehicle; and of the overtaking driver in not making sufficient observation and/or failing to slow and/or continuing to approach the turning vehicle at a high speed; bot 1959Co., La.App. 1 Cir., 67 So.2d 143 ; Graves v. Riser, La.App. 2 Cir., 62 So.2d 163 ; Day v. Roberts, La.App. 2 Cir., 55 So.2d 316 , or holding that the left-turning driver had the clear chance to avoid the accident, Cassar v. Mansfield Lumber Co., 215 La. 533 , 41 So.2d 209 . “(2) Cases holding that the negligence of the left-turning driver in doing so without signalling and/or yielding the right of way and/or observing the rear vehicle; and of the overtaking driver in not making sufficient observation and/or failing to slow and/or continuing to approach the turning vehicle at a high speed; bot	2	1958–1959
Leonard v. Holmes & Barnes, Limited green la · 1957 2 sentences 1959Leonard v. Holmes & Barnes, Ltd., 232 La. 229 , 94 So.2d 241 ; Fox v. Haynes, La.App. 2 Cir., 86 So.2d 583 ; LaBarre v. Booth, La.App. 1 Cir., 84 So.2d 626 ; Saba v. Brown, La.App. 1959Leonard v. Holmes & Barnes, Ltd., 232 La. 229 , 94 So.2d 241 ; Fox v. Haynes, La.App. 2 Cir., 86 So.2d 583 ; LaBarre v. Booth, La.App. 1 Cir., 84 So.2d 626 ; Saba v. Brown, La.App.	2	1958–1959
Leonard v. James Indus. Constructors green lactapp · 2004 1 sentence 2026R.S. 23:1208 applies to any false statement made specifically for the purpose of obtaining benefits and “therefore generally becomes applicable at the time of an employee’s accident or claim.” Id. (quoting Resweber, 94-2708 at 1, 660 So.2d at 9 (emphasis added)).	1	2026–2026
Calhoun v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. green la · 2000 1 sentence 2010Id. (citing Sumrall v. Sumrall, 612 So.2d 1010 (La.App. 2 Cir.1993)).	1	2010–2010
Detraz v. Lee green la · 2007 1 sentence 2010A plaintiff may be aided in meeting his burden of proof that a claimed injury or medical condition is caused by an accident by a presumption that the injury or condition was caused the accident if he establishes three things: (1) he must prove that he was in good health prior to the accident; (2) he must show that after the 115accident, the symptoms of the claimed injury appeared and continuously manifested themselves; and (3) the medical evidence shows there to be a reasonable possibility of causation between the accident and the claimed injury. 6 See Detraz v. Lee, 05-1263, pp. 4-5 (La.1/17/	1	2010–2010
Sumrall v. Sumrall green lactapp · 1993 1 sentence 2010Id. (citing Sumrall v. Sumrall, 612 So.2d 1010 (La.App. 2 Cir.1993)).	1	2010–2010
Harris v. Bancroft Bag, Inc. green lactapp · 1998 1 sentence 2008Resweber v. Haroil Const. Co., 94-2708 (La.9/5/95), 660 So.2d 7 ; Harris v. Bancroft Bag, Inc., 30,431 (La.App. 2d Cir.4/9/98), 714 So.2d 44 .	1	2008–2008
Bias v. Vincent green lactapp · 2002 1 sentence 2008In Bias v. Vincent, 2002-642 (La.App. 3 Cir. 12/11/02) , 832 So.2d 1153 , the Third Circuit Court held that plaintiff's attorney failed to establish that she took a step in the prosecution of plaintiff's accident claim where there was no evidence that plaintiff's answers to defendant's interrogatories and plaintiff's interrogatories were actually mailed to defendant's attorney.	1	2008–2008
Newman v. Richard Price Const. green lactapp · 2003 1 sentence 2007Newman v. Richard Price Const., 02-0995 (La.App. 1st Cir.8/8/03), 859 So.2d 136, 140 , citing Resweber v. Haroil Constr.	1	2007–2007
Frith v. Riverwood, Inc. green la · 2005 1 sentence 2006The supreme court further expounded on the exception to the "law in effect at the time of the accident principle" in Frith, 892 So.2d at 15 , explaining that the exception, which applies in situations involving a "triggering mechanism" that occurs after the accident, cannot be applied to divest injured employees of their right to indemnity benefits under the law in effect at the time of the work-related accident, absent some affirmative act on the employee's part that results in forfeiture of benefits.	1	2006–2006
Fisher v. Westbank Roofing neutral lactapp · 1996 1 sentence 2005Such an interpretation of the law is illogical and we reject it.” Id.	1	2005–2005
Bonin v. Ferrellgas, Inc. green la · 2004 1 sentence 2005Bonin v. Ferrellgas, Inc., 2003-C-3024, p. 5 (La.7/2/04), 877 So.2d 89, 94 .	1	2005–2005
Bass v. Allen Cannery Co., Inc. neutral lactapp · 1998 1 sentence 2000Resweber v. Haroil Construction Co., 94-2708 (La.09/05/95), 660 So.2d 7 ; Bass v. Allen Cannery Co., Inc., 30,635 (La.App.2d Cir.06/26/98), 715 So.2d 142 , writ denied, 98-2069 (La.11/06/98), 728 So.2d 395 ; Le-Blanc v. Grand Isle Shipyard, 95-2452 (La.App. 1st Cir.06/28/96), 676 So.2d 1157 .	1	2000–2000
Bass v. Allen Cannery Co., Inc. green la · 1998 1 sentence 2000Resweber v. Haroil Construction Co., 94-2708 (La.09/05/95), 660 So.2d 7 ; Bass v. Allen Cannery Co., Inc., 30,635 (La.App.2d Cir.06/26/98), 715 So.2d 142 , writ denied, 98-2069 (La.11/06/98), 728 So.2d 395 ; Le-Blanc v. Grand Isle Shipyard, 95-2452 (La.App. 1st Cir.06/28/96), 676 So.2d 1157 .	1	2000–2000
JE Merit Constructors, Inc. v. Butler neutral lactapp · 1997 2 sentences 1998Merit Constructors, Inc. v. Butler, 97-361 (La.App. 5 Cir. 9/30/97) , 700 So.2d 1111 , this court stated as follows: LSA-R.S. 23:1208 applies to any false statement or misrepresentation, including one concerning a prior injury, made specifically for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits and therefore generally becomes applicable at the time of an employee’s accident or claim. 1998Merit Constructors, Inc. v. Butler, 97-361 (La.App. 5 Cir. 9/30/97) , 700 So.2d 1111 , this court stated as follows: LSA-R.S. 23:1208 applies to any false statement or misrepresentation, including one concerning a prior injury, made specifically for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits and therefore generally becomes applicable at the time of an employee’s accident or claim.	1	1998–1998
Howard v. Allstate Ins. Co. green la · 1988 1 sentence 1996Howard v. Allstate Insurance Co., 520 So.2d 715 (La.1988) and Kleinpeter v. State, Through Dept. of Corrections, 509 So.2d 56 (La.App. 1st Cir.1987).	1	1996–1996
Kleinpeter v. State ex rel. Department of Corrections neutral lactapp · 1987 1 sentence 1996Howard v. Allstate Insurance Co., 520 So.2d 715 (La.1988) and Kleinpeter v. State, Through Dept. of Corrections, 509 So.2d 56 (La.App. 1st Cir.1987).	1	1996–1996
Freyou v. Marquette Casualty Company green lactapp · 1963 1 sentence 1994As to the refusal to cooperate, we agree with Freyou v. Marquette Casualty Co., La., 149 So.2d 697 , each case rests on its own facts and circumstances, moreover, The purpose of the cooperation clause is to require the insured to disclose all of the facts within his knowledge, and otherwise aid the company to determine its liability under the policy.	1	1994–1994
Kinchen v. Dixie Auto Ins. Co. green lactapp · 1977	1	1994–1994
Wallace v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. green la · 1977	1	1994–1994
Jackson v. Virginia red scotus · 1979	1	1993–1993
Chennault v. Dupree neutral lactapp · 1981	1	1990–1990
Tooley v. Pennison neutral la · 1966	1	1990–1990
Terrio v. Terrio neutral lactapp · 1988	1	1990–1990
Thibodeaux v. Parks Equipment Company green lactapp · 1966	1	1990–1990
Whipple v. Smith green lactapp · 1983	1	1985–1985
Whipple v. Smith green la · 1983	1	1985–1985
Lindsey v. HA Lott, Inc. green la · 1980	1	1983–1983
Adams v. New Orleans Public Serv., Inc. neutral lactapp · 1981	1	1982–1982
Womack v. Pickett green lactapp · 1973	1	1975–1975
Theunissen v. Guidry green la · 1963	1	1970–1970
Sizeler v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORP. neutral lactapp · 1958	1	1967–1967
Parks v. Hall green la · 1938	1	1966–1966
Casano v. Cook neutral lactapp · 1963	1	1966–1966
Nyman v. Monteleone-Iberville Garage, Inc. green la · 1947	1	1962–1962

Statutes the citing opinions construe

LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1208 (20) LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1021 (6) LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1031 (6) LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 1 (5) LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1221 (5) LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1208.1 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 92 (1919–2026) NY 76 (1901–2026) GA 71 (1962–2026) LA 59 (1907–2026) OH 52 (1929–2026) PA 45 (1932–2023) MI 43 (1903–2026) MA 32 (1927–2026) MO 27 (1883–2019) IL 24 (1927–2026) MS 24 (1932–2026) IN 15 (1950–2023) VA 14 (1929–2025) MN 14 (1971–2024) MD 13 (1939–2015) FL 13 (1932–2021) NJ 13 (1912–2006) TX 12 (1972–2019) NC 12 (1936–2021) SC 11 (1971–2025) AZ 10 (1967–2024) WI 9 (1923–2025) CT 7 (1973–2012) KY 7 (1952–1977) WY 6 (1970–2017) NH 6 (1973–1999) ME 6 (1977–2013) UT 5 (1938–1994) NE 5 (1945–1982) KS 5 (1926–2018) NM 5 (1944–2025) ID 5 (1957–2015) AL 5 (1985–2017) RI 5 (1983–2016) WV 4 (1961–2022) DC 4 (1962–1990) SD 4 (1938–2026) OR 4 (1972–2021) WA 4 (2000–2026) MT 3 (1978–2003) IA 3 (1924–1947) CO 3 (1909–2005) AK 3 (1971–1988) TN 2 (1975–2004) DE 2 (1989–2008) ND 2 (1995–2009)

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