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CREOLE STEEL, INC. v. STEWART

No. WCA 11-1285.

86 So.3d 757 (2012)

CREOLE STEEL, INC. v. Ricky STEWART.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 7, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott James Pias , Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Ricky Stewart.

Joseph Richard Pousson, Jr. , Plauché, Smith & Nieset, LLC, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Creole Steel, Inc.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.

EZELL, Judge.

Ricky Stewart appeals a judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC) refusing to award penalties and attorney fees for his employer's failure to authorize the purchase of Marinol, a prescription form of marijuana. Mr. Stewart also complains that the workers' compensation judge (WCJ) did not order that his employer reimburse him the money he advanced to purchase the medication.

FACTS

Mr. Stewart injured his cervical spine in...

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