NITCHER v. NORTHSHORE REGIONAL MED. CENTER

No. 2011 CA 1761.

92 So.3d 1001 (2012)

Stephanie NITCHER v. NORTHSHORE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Steven Wanko, Jr. , Mark R. Ladd , Covington, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Stephanie Nitcher.

Foster P. Nash, III , Emily R. Adler , Travis L. Bourgeois , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee Northshore Regional Medical Center.

Before WHIPPLE, KUHN, and GUIDRY, JJ.


KUHN, J.

Appellant-claimant, Stephanie Nitcher, appeals from a judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC) denying her claim for temporary or permanent total disability benefits, as well as her claims for penalties and attorney fees. For the reasons assigned, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2005, Nitcher filed a disputed claim for compensation claiming entitlement to temporary or...

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