HUGHES v. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS & LWCC

No. 05-CA-712.

924 So.2d 1086 (2006)

Danan HUGHES v. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS & LWCC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 27, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Hackett, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee, Danan Hughes.

Michael H. Rubin, Emily B. Grey, David K. Johnson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Appellants, New Orleans Saints and Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation.

Panel composed of Judges THOMAS F. DALEY, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

In this workers' compensation case, defendants, New Orleans Saints and Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation ("LWCC") appeal the judgment finding that claimant, Danan Hughes, was entitled to medical expenses, indemnity benefits, supplemental earnings benefits, interest, penalties and attorneys fees. For the following reasons, we reverse.

Facts and Procedural History

On April 19, 1999, Danan Hughes signed a standard...

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