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BURNS v. NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

No. 08-453.

998 So.2d 330 (2008)

Brian BURNS v. NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 26, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Simpson, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant: Brian Burns.

Charles H. Hollis, Vasilios Manthos, The Kullman Firm, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee: National Communications, Inc.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, JAMES T. GENOVESE, and CHRIS J. ROY, SR., Judges.

GENOVESE, Judge.

Brian Burns appeals the trial court judgment denying him penalty wages for the breach of his employment contract by his former employer, National Communications, Inc. (National). For the following reasons, we reverse and render.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On October 21, 2002, Mr. Burns signed a two-year employment contract to be a news anchorman on KVHP-TV, a television station in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which is owned by...

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