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SORENSON v. MERIT ELEC.

No. 2004 CA 1192.

916 So.2d 213 (2005)

William A. SORENSON v. MERIT ELECTRICAL & Zurich American Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 6, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonio LeMon, Covington, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee William A. Sorenson.

Edward F. Stauss, III, Aaron J. Chaisson, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Merit Electrical & Zurich American Insurance, Co.

Before: WHIPPLE, DOWNING and HUGHES, JJ.

DOWNING, J.

The employer appeals an Office of Workers' Compensation Court (WCC) judgment that authorizes the claimant to be evaluated by a psychologist. The WCC stated that it found the claimant to be "a very credible witness." Although it found the lack of a written referral from the treating physician to be problematic, it determined that the claimant acted reasonably in seeking the evaluation and still had a right to...

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