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WHATLEY v. NABORS DRILLING USA, LP

No. 44,720-WCA.

26 So.3d 253 (2009)

Buddy WHATLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NABORS DRILLING USA, LP, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

November 12, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, by Kevin Andrew Marks, Jessica Schott Haynes, New Orleans, for Appellant.

Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle & Gardner, by Joseph Martin Lattier, Shreveport, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, CARAWAY and DREW, JJ.

DREW, J.

In this workers' compensation matter, Nabors Drilling USA, LP, appeals a judgment ordering it to reinstate temporary total disability ("TTD") benefits, reimburse the claimant for out-of-pocket medical expenses, pay for additional medical treatment ordered by the treating orthopedic surgeon, and to pay penalties, attorney fees, and litigation expenses.

We affirm.

FACTS

Buddy Whatley was employed as a driller on a rig operated by Nabors...

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