FUTCH v. HORSESHOE CASINO

No. 49,144-WCA.

146 So.3d 818 (2014)

Shellie FUTCH, Plaintiff-Appellee v. HORSESHOE CASINO, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, LLP, By Robert A. Dunkelman , Shreveport, Jessica L. Thornhill , for Appellant.

William G. Nader , Shreveport, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART, MOORE, GARRETT and PITMAN, JJ.


MOORE, J.

Horseshoe Casino appeals a judgment that awarded the claimant, Shellie Futch, supplemental earnings benefits ("SEB"), with a penalty and attorney fee in this workers' compensation claim arising from a January 2004 accident. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Factual Background

Ms. Futch was employed as a dealer at Horseshoe, at an average weekly wage of $800 and a comp rate of $429 a week. On January 17, 2004, she was entering...

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