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CORTEZ v. EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSP.

No. 08-CA-653.

7 So.3d 707 (2009)

Trudy CORTEZ v. EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied April 3, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Bruno, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Jacqueline G. Griffith, Carl L. Aspelund, Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile, Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes, LLC, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., GREG G. GUIDRY, and MADELINE JASMINE.

MADELINE JASMINE, Judge Pro Tempore.

The appellant/employer, East Jefferson General Hospital, has appealed the trial court judgment in favor of claimant, Trudy Cortez. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the award of medical payments and compensation benefits and reverse the award of penalties and attorneys fees.

FACTS

On September 25, 1998, the claimant was working as a medical technologist at East Jefferson General Hospital, when she...

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