Bass v. Allen Cannery Company, Inc

In Bass v. Allen Cannery Company, Inc., 30,635 (La. App. 2 Cir. 6/26/98), 715 So. 2d 142, writ denied, 98-2069 (La. 11/6/98), 728 So. 2d 395, the plaintiff denied a prior history of injury and medical treatment in her deposition. At trial she claimed she did not understand the questions. Her false statements bore directly on the issue of whether she sustained a work related injury, and her misstatements were made to obtain workers' compensation benefits. She forfeited any claim for benefits.