HALKER v. AMERICAN SHEET METAL

No. WCA 04-1407.

898 So.2d 629 (2005)

Jason HALKER v. AMERICAN SHEET METAL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 16, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Douglas Hunter, Guglielmo, Lopez, et al., Opelousas, LA, for Defendant/Appellant: American Sheet Metal.

Marcus Miller Zimmerman, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee: Jason Halker.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

American Sheet Metal appeals the Workers' Compensation judge's decision that defendants violated La.R.S. 23:1201(G). As a result of the violation and in accordance with the statute, the judge imposed penalties and attorney fees. We affirm that decision and grant the appellee an additional $1,500.00 in attorney fees for work done on this appeal.

FACTS

On January 22, 2003, the Office of Workers' Compensation judge determined that LUBA...

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