BRACKEN v. PAYNE & KELLER CO., INC.

No. 2015 CA 1760.

199 So.3d 1164 (2016)

Leonard BRACKEN v. PAYNE & KELLER CO., INC, Workman Compensation Tribunal, District [5], Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Bracken, White Castle, LA, In Proper Person Plaintiff/Appellant.

Kirk L. Landry , Virginia J. McLin , Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Payne & Keller Company, Inc.

Hugh P. Lambert , Cayce C. Peterson , Jeremy Z. Soso , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee The Lambert Firm, PLC.

Luis A. Leitzelar , Michele Whitesell Crosby , Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Axiall Corporation.

Gary A. Bezet , Barrye Panepinto Miyagi , Alexandra E. Rossi , Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Georgia-Pacific LLC.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell , Attorney General, Meridith J. Trahant , Ashley Deshotels , Karl Leslie Scott , Assistant Attorney Generals, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Office of Workers' Compensation Administration.

Before GUIDRY, HOLDRIDGE, and CHUTZ, JJ.


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