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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 67 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Banks v. Indus. Roofing & Sheet Metal.

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1 Banks v. Indus. Roofing & Sheet Metal Anchor
la · 1997
green “the purpose of sebs is to compensate the injured employee for the wage earning capacity he has lost as a result of his accident.” 20
2 Daigle v. Sherwin-Williams Co.
la · 1989
green “this analysis is necessarily a facts and circumstances one in which the court is mindful of the jurisprudential tenet that workers' compensation is to be liberally construed in favor of coverage.” 15
3 Daigle v. Sherwin-Williams Co.
la · 1989
green “in determining if an injured employee has made out a prima facie case of entitlement to sebs, the trial court may and should take into account all those factors which might bear on an employee's ability to earn a wage.” 10
4 Seal v. Gaylord Container Corp.
la · 1997
green “in determining whether a wcj's finding that an employee has met his initial burden of proving entitlement to sebs is manifestly erroneous, a reviewing court must examine all evidence that bears upon the employee's inability to earn 90 or more of his pre-injury wages.” 7
5 Poissenot v. St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office
la · 2011
green “the purpose of sebs is to compensate the injured employee for the wage earning capacity he has lost as a result of his accident.” 7

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