Hobson v. East Jefferson General Hospital

| ¶ Chief Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES III.

The defendant-appellant, East Jefferson General Hospital (“East Jefferson”), appeals a judgment rendered on March 25, 2002, in favor of the plaintiff-appellee, Mary Hobson, condemning East Jefferson to pay Ms. Hobson temporary total worker’s compensation benefits from September 8, 1999 to the present and continuing until she is released by her treating physician to return to work. Appellant also appeals that portion of the judgment awarding the claimant penalties and attorneys fees.

At the outset, we wish to emphasize that claimant has benefited greatly in…