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MATTHEWS v. VIP INTERNATIONAL, INC.

No. 99 CA 1632.

762 So.2d 1152 (2000)

Calvin MATTHEWS v. VIP INTERNATIONAL, INC. and Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 23, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Matzen, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff-Appellant Calvin Matthews.

Sammie M. Henry, Baton Rouge, for Defendants-Appellees VIP International, Inc. and Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation.

Before: FOIL, WHIPPLE, and GUIDRY, JJ.

GUIDRY, J.

In this workers' compensation case, appellant, Calvin Matthews, appeals the workers' compensation judge's ("WCJ") refusal to award penalties and attorney's fees and legal interest. We amend and, as amended, affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In November, 1997, appellant was employed by VIP International, Inc. ("VIP") as a "part time support" employee.1 On November 5, 1997, while on an out-of-town job in Virginia...

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