DEROUEN v. IBERIA SUGAR CO-OP., INC.

No. 05-605.

918 So.2d 1157 (2005)

Terry L. DEROUEN v. IBERIA SUGAR CO-OPERATIVE, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 30, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Michael Moity, Jr., The Moity Law Firm, New Iberia, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee: Terry L. Derouen.

Edward P. Landry, Landry, Watkins, Repaske & Breaux, New Iberia, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant: Iberia Sugar Co-operative.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


SULLIVAN, Judge.

Iberia Sugar Co-operative, Inc. (Iberia) appeals a judgment in favor of Terry Lee Derouen, in which the workers' compensation judge (WCJ)(1) rejected its defenses of intoxication and fraud; (2) awarded Mr. Derouen disability benefits and medical expenses; and (3) assessed Iberia with penalties of $500.00 and attorney fees of $2,000.00. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC) in all respects.<...

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