Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Joseph Management Services, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 12, 2003No. 03-CA-715PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
| .MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.
In this workers’ compensation suit, the employers appeal the judgment finding a deceased worker’s parents eligible for funeral expenses and benefits under the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act. For the following reasons, we amend the workers’ compensation judge’s ruling and affirm as amended.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Joseph Phillips, Jr. (“Phillips, Jr.”) was killed when he fell from a tow boat, the “Ms. Pauline,” and drowned in Barataría Channel in Jefferson Parish on October 7, 2002. At the time of his death, Joseph Phillips Jr. was part owner of, and…
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