ROCHESTER v. SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

No. 09-1342.

36 So.3d 1041 (2010)

Gwendolyn ROCHESTER v. SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Miller, Miller & Miller, Crowley, LA, for Claimant/Appellant, Gwendolyn Rochester.

Sylvia M. Fordice, Asst. Attorney General, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Southwest Developmental Center.

Court composed of MARC T. AMY, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges.


PICKETT, J.

The claimant, Gwendolyn Rochester, appeals, as erroneously low, a ruling by a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) setting her temporary total disability weekly compensation rate at $199.19 and the award of only $4,000.00 in attorney's fees. Additionally, the claimant seeks an award of attorney's fees for prosecution of this appeal. We affirm the weekly compensation rate awarded, increase the award of attorney's...

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