Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Lafayette Consolidated Government
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 3, 2010No. 09-816PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHATELAIN, * Judge Pro Tempore.
Bin this workers’ compensation matter, Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) appeals a judgment the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) rendered in favor of its employee, Joseph Simpson. Mr. Simpson answers the appeal seeking an award of attorney fees due to the handling of this appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment but decline to award Mr. Simpson attorney fees on appeal.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Mr. Simpson was injured in the late morning of October 3, 2002, when he was blown off the steps of a temporary trailer and thrown to the ground…
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