CREEL v. AMERICAN PRIDE, INC.

No. 2018 CA 1660.

289 So.3d 575 (2019)

Elmer CREEL, Jr. v. AMERICAN PRIDE, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Judgment Rendered: October 1, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon R. Nugent , Bogalusa, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Elmer Creel, Jr.

Jack E. Truitt , Covington, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee American Pride, Inc.

BEFORE: WELCH, CHUTZ, AND LANIER, JJ.


Claimant/appellant, Elmer Creel, Jr., seeks review of a judgment rendered by the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC), decreeing that he violated the provisions of La. R.S. 23:1208 and, as such, forfeited his right to collect medical and indemnity benefits. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment.

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