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· 3/13/1961

Maxwell, Inc. v. Williams-McWilliams Industries, Inc.

Citations

  • 128 So. 2d 674
  • 1961 La. App. LEXIS 1997

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • acknowledging CRB’s expertise in interpreting Workers’ Compensation Act and remanding for CRB to address issue in first instance
  • upholding an independent medical examiner’s assessment where an examiner concluded—and the treating physician conceded—petitioner’s medical condition resulted from natural progression of prior condition and not from a work-related injury
  • “acknowledging] the CRB’s expertise and responsibility for administering the Workers’ Compensation Act,” the court “remand[s] the case to enable the CRB to consider in the first instance” whether its decision was consistent with earlier CRB decision
  • “acknowledg[ing] the CRB’s expertise and responsibility for administering the Workers’ Compensation Act, [court] conclude[s] that the appropriate course is to remand the case to enable the CRB to consider [a statutory interpretation issue] in 23 the first instance”
  • “[A]s a general rule, unexplained inconsistencies in agency policy require a remand to the agency to allow it to supply a reasoned analysis indicating that prior policies and standards are being deliberately changed, not casually ignored.”

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Judges: Hall, Regan, Yarrut

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