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LACHNEY v. FERTITTA EXCAVATING CONTRACTOR

No. 07-CA-885.

984 So.2d 887 (2008)

Michael LACHNEY v. FERTITTA EXCAVATING CONTRACTOR INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade A. Langlois, III, Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Gremillion, L.L.C., Gretna, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant.

Richard M. Millet, Attorney at Law, LaPlace, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges THOMAS F. DALEY, MARION F. EDWARDS, and CLARENCE E. McMANUS.

MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.

In this workers' compensation matter, the defendant/appellant, employer Fertitta Excavating Contractors, Inc., ("Fertitta"), appeals a decision awarding benefits to claimant, Michael Lachney, and assessing penalties and attorney's fees to Fertitta. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Claimant, Michael Lachney ("Mr. Lachney"), asserts that he injured his cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine when the brakes failed on the dump truck...

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