Legal Opinion
Harris v. Olivier's Contractors
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 2014No. CA 14-765PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
EZELL, Judge.
|, Sylvester Harris filed suit for damages in district court pursuant to La.R.S. 23:1032.1 asserting that his employer neither had workers’ compensation insurance nor was self-insured, and failed to pay a workers’ compensation judgment for sixty days after it was final. Jason Olivier d/b/a Olivier’s Contractors (hereinafter collectively referred to as Mr. Olivier) appealed the trial court judgment which awarded $205,547.90 in damages to Mr. Harris.
FACTS
Mr. Harris was employed as a “jack man” in 2009 by a business that raised houses to higher elevations. During that time many…
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