WILKERSON v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 03-CA-916.

864 So.2d 713 (2003)

Dora WILKERSON v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Fox, Robert W. "DOC" Booksh, Jr., John B. Fox & Associates, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Dora Wilkerson, Plaintiff/Appellant.

Catherine Orwig Hunter, Allen & Gooch, Metairie, LA, Counsel for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges THOMAS F. DALEY, MARION F. EDWARDS and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.


WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

In this workers' compensation case, the sole issue presented for our review is whether the workers' compensation judge erred in denying claimant's request for attorney's fees and penalties for defendant's alleged failure to timely approve a necessary medical procedure. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

Dora Wilkerson was injured on December 14, 1999 while working as a department...

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