HUGHES v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 03-CA-943.

864 So.2d 718 (2003)

Cathy HUGHES v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen & Gooch, Frank A. Flynn, Lafayette, LA, for Appellant.

Nancy Silbert, Wolfe, Begoun & Pick, New Orleans, LA, for Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., JAMES L. CANNELLA and SUSAN M. CHEHARDY.


JAMES L. CANNELLA, Judge.

Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart), appeals from a judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation in favor of the Plaintiff, Cathy Hughes (Hughes), for temporary total benefits, medical and transportation expenses, penalties and attorney fees. For the reasons which follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Hughes had been employed by Wal-Mart for seven years prior to the accident that occurred at 9:45 A.M. on October...

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