SLATER v. MID-SOUTH EXTRUSION

No. 43,343-WCA.

989 So.2d 252 (2008)

Cedric SLATER, Plaintiff-Appellee v. MID-SOUTH EXTRUSION, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 13, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Dunkelman, Scott Chafin, Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, Shreveport, for Defendants-Appellants Mid-South Extrusion, Inc. and Travelers Property Casualty Company of America.

Samuel Thomas, Tallulah, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

In this worker's compensation case, the employer and its insurer appeal from a ruling by a worker's compensation judge (WCJ) that denied their fraud claims and awarded medical benefits in favor of the claimant, Cedric Slater. We reverse and render.

FACTS

Beginning in 1996, the claimant was employed as a maintenance utility technician by Mid-South Extrusion, Inc. (MSE), a manufacturer of plastic film. His work duties included mowing and...

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