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BURNS v. APACHE CORP.

No. 37,396-WCA.

853 So.2d 708 (2003)

Terry P. BURNS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. APACHE CORPORATION and United States Fire Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Booth, Lockard, Politz, LeSage, Hayter & Odom, L.L.C. by Mark W. Odom, Shreveport, for Appellant.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Kelly J. Workman, Steven E. Soileau, Shreveport, for Appellees.

Before GASKINS, PEATROSS and MOORE, JJ.

GASKINS, J.

Terry Burns appeals from a judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC) deciding that certain expert witness fees were not included in the offset of the employer's credit against compensation arising from the settlement of a tort action in federal court. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On June 21, 2000, Barry Burns was working for Apache Corporation (Apache) on an oil well pump in Shongaloo, Louisiana, when he was struck and killed...

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