HYMEL v. KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORP.

No. 06-CA-497.

947 So.2d 757 (2006)

Kerry J. HYMEL v. KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott P. Shea, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Stephen C. Resor, Michael M. Meunier, Sullivan, Stolier & Resor, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, Jr., SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and GREG G. GUIDRY.


EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, Jr., Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by Kerry J. Hymel, claimant-appellant, from a summary judgment rendered by an Office of Workers' Compensation judge disqualifying him from benefits on grounds of fraud. For the following reasons we vacate that judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.

The underlying facts are straightforward. Hymel was employed by Kaiser Aluminum Corporation as a general repairman in 1977, and since then had...

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