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RIVERA v. M & R CABLE CONTRACTORS, INC.

No. WCA 2004-985.

896 So.2d 90 (2004)

Juan RIVERA v. M & R CABLE CONTRACTORS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Alfred Ackal, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, M & R Cable Contractors, Inc.

Michael Keith Leger, DeJean & Leger, L.L.C., Opelousas, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Juan Rivera.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, MARC T. AMY, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.

EZELL, Judge.

M & R Cable Contractors, Inc., and its insurer, Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company, appeal a judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation which found that Juan Rivera was its employee and, therefore, entitled to workers' compensation benefits. It also appeals the amount of indemnity benefits and the award of penalties and attorney fees.

FACTS

M & R was a business located in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, engaged in the business...

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