Flores v. A & Z Tobacco, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judge.
|, In this workers’ compensation appeal, A & Z Tobacco, LLC raises issues concerning an award of penalties and attorney fees for failure to pay a judgment within thirty days pursuant to La.R.S. 23:1201(G). Belinda Flores, the claimant, answered the appeal claiming that the award of penalties should have been greater and asking for additional attorney fees for work performed on appeal.
*1007FACTS
Ms. Flores was injured on April 14, 2012, while working for A & Z. At the time of her injury she was moving and lifting a case of beverages when she felt a pop in her right arm and…
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