DILLARD'S DEPT. STORE v. COCHENNIC

No. 98-CA-173.

716 So.2d 468 (1998)

DILLARD'S DEPT. STORE v. Velma Joyce COCHENNIC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

July 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Eckert, Emile A. Bagneris, III, Metairie, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

R. Jeffrey Bridger, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before DUFRESNE and GOTHARD, and ROBERT MURPHY, J. Pro Tem.


DUFRESNE, Judge.

This is an appeal by Velma Cochennic, a workers' compensation claimant, from an adverse judgment in a dispute over the amount of penalties owed her by her employer, Dillard's Department Stores. The employer previously had been found liable for penalties because it had not reasonably controverted the original claim. The parties could not agree upon the proper amount of these penalties, and sought resolution of the problem before the workers' compensation...

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