Legal Opinion
Adams v. Ga. Gulf Lake Charles, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 27, 2018No. 17–723PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PERRET, Judge.
This is a workers' compensation claim for indemnity benefits based on an alleged occupational hearing loss. Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC and its insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Georgia Gulf"), appeal the decision of the workers' compensation judge ("WCJ") awarding Joseph Adams supplemental earnings benefits ("SEB"), penalties, and attorney fees for hearing loss caused by his employment. Mr. Adams answered the appeal seeking additional attorney fees for work done on the appeal. For the following reasons, we amend the judgment…
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