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LEONARD v. JAMES INDUS. CONSTRUCTORS

No. 2003 CA 0040.

879 So.2d 724 (2004)

Calvin J. LEONARD, Jr. v. JAMES INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Davoli, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Claimant/Appellee Calvin J. Leonard, Jr.

David T. Butler, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant James Industrial Constructors.

Before: CARTER, C.J., FOIL, WHIPPLE, PARRO, FITZSIMMONS, KUHN, GUIDRY, PETTIGREW, DOWNING, GAIDRY, MCDONALD, and MCCLENDON, JJ.

MCDONALD, J.

An employer appeals a judgment finding that a work-related accident occurred and awarding penalties and attorney fees based on the finding that the employer had no reasonable basis to controvert the claim. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Claimant, Calvin J. Leonard, Jr. was employed by James Industrial Constructors (JIC) on July 14, 1999, when he fell approximately 10 to 20 feet, from a pipe rack...

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