Legal Opinion

Hartman v. Wal-Mart

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 7, 2003No. 2003 CA 0078Published

1Opinion of the Court

_l¿FOIL, J.

In this workers’ compensation case, an employer challenges an award of benefits, penalties and attorney fees to the claimant. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Windy Hartman was hired by Wal-Mart as a temporary employee in March of 2001 to work on a remodeling job. Ms. Hartman made a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, alleging that in April of 2001, *52she was injured during the course and scope of her employment while moving shelves when one shelf fell on her right knee. Wal-Mart refused to pay the claim, denying the occurrence of a work accident.

On January 2, 2002, Ms. Hartman filed this…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. Bruno v. Harbert Intern. Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  3. Augustus v. St. Mary Parish School Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  4. Barber Bros. Contracting Co. v. MorganLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003

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