Legal Opinion

Rougeou v. St. Francis Cabrini Hospital

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 6, 2013No. WCA 12-854PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONERY, Judge.

Ifln this workers’ compensation case, Defendant, St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, (Cabrini) appeals a judgment of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) in favor of its employee, Martha Diana Rougeou (Rougeou). For the following reasons, we affirm and award Rougeou additional attorney fees.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Rougeou filed a LDOL-WC-1008 Disputed Claim for Compensation Form (1008) against Cabrini on August 8, 2011, seeking to receive the cost of a surgical procedure recommended by her neurosurgeon, Dr. Aril Nanda. Rougeou claimed the need for surgery resulted from an…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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