Legal Opinion
Slade v. State ex rel. University of Louisiana at Monroe
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 9, 2011No. 46,720-WCAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Chief Judge.
_JjIn this workers’ compensation case, defendant, the State of Louisiana through the University of Louisiana at Monroe (“ULM”), filed this suspensive appeal from a ruling granting summary judgment in favor of claimant, Herman Slade. Slade answered the appeal, claiming error in the denial of attorney fees and penalties. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
Facts and Procedural History
There is no dispute that on June 13, 2006, claimant was injured within the course and scope of his employment as director of farm operations at ULM when he stepped in a hole with his right leg…
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