Legal Opinion
Hughes v. T.G. Mercer Consulting Services
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 2009No. 44,908-WCAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
_|jln this appeal, the employer seeks review of a judgment holding that the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) had extraterritorial jurisdiction pursuant to the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Law (LWCL) and awarding benefits, penalties and attorney fees in favor of the claimant. We reverse the WCJ’s ruling.
FACTS
The claimant, Andrea Hughes, is a Teamster truck driver who lives near Goodwill, Louisiana. In March 2006, she received a phone message from Neil Grace, a Teamster steward who worked for T.G. Mercer Consulting Services. It concerned a job hauling pipe for Mercer from Granbury, Texas to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Sigler v. RandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- Harvey v. BE & K CONST.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Hughes v. T.G. Mercer Consulting ServicesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
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