In Laravel 5.1, this works in a Blade:
<?php
switch( $machine->disposal ) {
case 'DISPO': echo 'Send to Property Disposition'; break;
case 'UNIT': echo 'Send to Unit'; break;
case 'CASCADE': echo 'Cascade the machine'; break;
case 'TBD': echo 'To Be Determined (TBD)'; break;
}
?>