MELANCON v. FRUIT OF THE LOOM, INC.

No. 97-C-2670.

706 So.2d 1390 (1998)

Lynell MELANCON v. FRUIT OF THE LOOM, INC.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1998.


PER CURIAM.

In this worker's compensation case, Lynell Melancon claimed to have sustained an injury on August 14, 1995 while employed by the defendant, Fruit of the Loom, Inc. Plaintiff succeeded at both the trial and appellate levels. The worker's compensation judge found that the defendant was arbitrary and capricious in failing to pay benefits. The Court of Appeal affirmed and amended the judgment by increasing the penalty...

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