Legal Opinion

Carrier v. City of Eunice

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 7, 2011No. 11-748PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PICKETT, Judge.

|,The claimant-appellant, Billy Carrier, appeals the judgment of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ), arguing that the judgment contains certain omissions and that the award of attorney fees is abusively low. The employer, City of Eunice, has answered the appeal, arguing that the claimant’s benefits should be changed from temporary total disability benefits (TTDs) to supplemental earnings benefits (SEBs), and that the attorney fees awarded are too high. The city also seeks damages for frivolous appeal.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Carrier was injured while in the course and scope of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Grasser Contracting Co. v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
  2. Smith v. Louisiana Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  3. McCarroll v. Airport Shuttle, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  4. Hargrave v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & DevelopmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  5. Hargrave v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & DevelopmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Carrier v. HarringtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  2. Billy Carrier v. Tiffany HarringtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

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