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SMITH v. PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.

No. 44,080-WCA.

4 So.3d 983 (2009)

Antoinette SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee v. PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dona K. Renegar, for Appellant.

G. Gregory Green, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS and DREW, JJ.

WILLIAMS, J.

The defendant, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, appeals a judgment in favor of the claimant, Antoinette Smith. The workers' compensation judge (WCJ) awarded compensation benefits, medical expenses, penalties and attorney fees, finding that claimant's shoulder injury was work-related. For the following reasons, we affirm and render.

FACTS

In 2001, the claimant began working at a chicken processing plant in Farmerville, Louisiana, owned by...

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