WESTERN SIZZLIN STEAKHOUSE v. McDUFFIE

No. 2002 CA 0935.

844 So.2d 355 (2003)

WESTERN SIZZLIN STEAKHOUSE v. Donna McDUFFIE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied June 20, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Wiedemann, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellant, Donna McDuffie.

Daniel Steven Wanko, Jr., John R. Rabalais, Covington, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Western Sizzlin Steakhouse.

Before: CARTER, C.J., WHIPPLE, J., and CIACCIO, JJ.


WHIPPLE, J.

Claimant, Donna McDuffie, appeals from a grant of summary judgment, forfeiting her right to workers' compensation benefits under LSA-R.S. 23:1208, based upon a finding that she made material misrepresentations in connection with her claim, and ordering restitution to her employer, Western Sizzlin Steakhouse ("Western Sizzlin"), of all benefits previously paid. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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