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SMITH v. QUARLES DRILLING CO.

No. 01-251.

801 So.2d 1128 (2001)

Lester SMITH v. QUARLES DRILLING COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Miller, Attorney at Law, Crowley, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Lester Smith.

Foster P. Nash, III, Degan, Blanchard & Nash, Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Quarles Drilling Company.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, GLENN B. GREMILLION and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.

PICKETT, Judge.

FACTS

Before us is the sole issue of the amount which should be awarded in attorney fees for representation in this litigation.

Lester Smith was injured on the job on November 4, 1994. When the employer Quarles Drilling Company failed to begin payment of workers' compensation benefits, a claim was filed with the Office of Workers' Compensation on December 6, 1994. Since that time there has been extensive litigation in this matter...

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