BENANDI v. LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORP.

No. 00-21.

760 So.2d 544 (2000)

Darrell BENANDI v. LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORPORATION.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Wellan, Alexandria, Counsel for Plaintiff, Darrell Benandi.

H. Gregory Walker, Walker, Passman & Michiels, Alexandria, Counsel for Defendant, Louisiana Pacific Corporation.

(Court composed of Judge HENRY L. YELVERTON, Judge ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX and Judge BILLIE C. WOODARD).


THIBODEAUX, Judge.

In this workers' compensation action, the defendant, Louisiana Pacific Corporation, appeals the judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation that Louisiana Pacific did not reasonably controvert its failure to approve medical treatment by a referred physician. The hearing officer assessed penalties and attorney fees in the amounts of $2,000.00 and $5,000.00, respectively.

For the following reasons, the judgment of the Office of Workers...

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