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HARVEY v. B E & K CONST.

No. 33,475-WCA.

770 So.2d 819 (2000)

Jeffrey HARVEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. B E & K CONSTRUCTION, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Opinion on Rehearing October 4, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Breaud & Lemoine by Andrew H. Meyers, Lafayette, Counsel for Appellant.

Street & Street by C. Daniel Street, Monroe, Counsel for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and CARAWAY, JJ.

CARAWAY, J.

The single issue presented by this workers' compensation ruling is whether an award of $6,000 in attorney fees was excessive. For the reasons that follow, we amend the judgment of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) by reducing the award to $2,500. We also reject the additional $1,500 in attorney fees sought by plaintiff for this appeal.

Facts

Plaintiff, Jeffrey Harvey ("Harvey"), was...

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