Legal Opinion
Arrant v. Wayne Acree Pls, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 2, 2017No. 51,238-WCAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
hln this workers’ compensation proceeding, the employer and its insurer appeal the award of attorney fees and the assessment of a penalty for its failure to approve a lumbar spine MRI recommended by the claimant’s physician. The claimant has answered the appeal, contending that the attorney fee awarded was abusively low, as well as to seek additional attorney fees for this appeal.
We amend the judgment to increase the attorney fee award to $7,500, and affirm *739the judgment as amended. We also award an additional attorney fee of $2,500 to claimant for work on this appeal.
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Calvin Arrant, who…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Howard v. HOLYFIELD CONST., INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- Key v. Monroe City School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- Thomas v. Browning-Ferris, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
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