COLE v. DRAINAGE DIST. NO. 9

No. 99-CA-1411.

760 So.2d 529 (2000)

Wilson COLE v. DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 9 OF the PARISH OF JEFFERSON, State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher R. Schwartz, Metairie, Louisiana, Attorney for Claimant-Appellant, Wilson Cole.

Wade A. Langlois, III, Gretna, Louisiana, Attorney for Defendant-Appellee, Drainage District No. 9 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana.

Panel composed of CHARLES GRISBAUM, Jr., THOMAS F. DALEY and SUSAN M. CHEHARDY.


CHEHARDY, Judge.

In this workers' compensation matter, after trial, the judge found that the claimant suffered a work-related injury. However, the judge also found that because the claimant made willful misrepresentations regarding a prior injury, he forfeited his right to receive workers' compensation benefits. For the following reasons, we affirm.

On December 17, 1998, the claimant, Wilson Cole, filed a Disputed Claim for Compensation with the Office of...

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