Legal Opinion

Charles v. Universal Services, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 19, 2000No. 99-CA-0689PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

h JONES, Judge.

Defendants/appellants, Universal Services, Inc., and its worker’s compensation carrier, Alaska National Insurance Company (collectively referred to as Universal), appeal the judgment of the Worker’s Compensation Judge (WCJ), which found the plaintiff, Leon Charles, temporarily and totally disabled. Universal also appeals the WCJ’s award of penalties and attorney’s fees. Mr. Charles, pro se, also appeals the judgment, arguing that the WCJ lacked subject matter jurisdiction in light of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Upon review of the record, we reverse the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. SchwalbSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Brasseaux v. Abbeville General Hosp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  4. George R. Stowers v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993

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