J.P. MORGAN CHASE v. LOUIS

No. 44,309-WCA.

12 So.3d 440 (2009)

J.P. MORGAN CHASE, et al., Plaintiff-Appellant v. Angela R. LOUIS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, Maxwell & McDaniel by Michael Royce Sistrunk, Metairie, Ungarino & Eckert, L.L.C. by Brian D. Smith, J. Michael Nash, Shreveport, for Appellants.

Law Offices of Street & Street by C. Daniel Street, Monroe, for Appellee.

Before CARAWAY, PEATROSS and MOORE, JJ.


MOORE, J.

The employer, J.P. Morgan Chase, and its insurer, Liberty Mutual, appeal a judgment finding that the claimant, Angela Louis, sustained a work-related injury resulting in a protruded disc in her neck, ordering them to provide surgery, and assessing a penalty of $2,000 and attorney fee of $5,000. For the reasons expressed, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Factual Background

Ms. Louis was employed at a Chase office in Monroe at...

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