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NELSON v. WINDMILL NURSERY OF LOUISIANA

No. 2004 CA 1941.

923 So.2d 709 (2005)

Francile NELSON v. WINDMILL NURSERY OF LOUISIANA, L.L.C.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 23, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Steven Wanko, Jr., Slidell, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Francile Nelson.

Robert T. Lorio, Covington, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Windmill Nursery of Louisiana.

Before: CARTER, C.J., DOWNING and GAIDRY, JJ.

DOWNING, J.

Defendant-Appellant, Windmill Nursery of Louisiana, L.L.C. (Windmill), appeals a judgment rendered by the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC) awarding Francile Nelson (Nelson) attorney fees and penalties. The basis for these awards was Windmill's failure to give approval for Nelson to be seen by a doctor following an alleged work-related accident. For the following reasons we affirm the judgment of the OWC.

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