RAO v. R & W EQUIPMENT CO., INC.

No. 94-1477.

661 So.2d 1003 (1995)

Manuel RAO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. R & W EQUIPMENT CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Ronald Streete, Lake Charles, for Manuel Rao.

Mark Alfred Ackal, Lafayette, for R & W Equipment Co., Inc.

Gregory David Frost, Baton Rouge, for La. Asso. of Rehabilitation Professionals.

Before DOUCET, C.J., and YELVERTON and WOODARD, JJ.


DOUCET, Chief Judge.

In this worker's compensation action, defendant, R & W Equipment Company, Inc., appeals a judgment of an Office of Worker's Compensation (OWC) Hearing Officer reinstating plaintiff, Manuel P. Rao's, temporary total disability (TTD) benefits, plus awarding plaintiff $2,000 in penalties and another $2,000 in attorney's fees. The issues raised at the OWC hearing and on appeal are the following: 1) Was defendant proper in its action of reducing...

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