Legal Opinion

Cook v. Family Care Services, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided August 28, 2013No. WCW 13-108PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEATY, Judge.

I, Plaintiff-relator, Callie Ann Cook (Cook), seeks supervisory writs from' a judgment rendered by the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) finding that La. R.S. 23:1203.1 applied retroactively to her appeal of a decision from the medical director of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC), denying her request for approval of medical treatment.

*1276FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Cook sustained an on-the-job injury on May 13, 2006, while employed at Family Care Services, Inc. (FCS), defendant-respondent herein. As a result of her injury, Cook underwent low back surgery in 2007 and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  2. Louisiana Municipal Association v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  3. Bourgeois v. AP Green Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  4. Stelly v. Overhead Door Co. of BRSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  5. Stevens v. Patterson Menhaden CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Church Mutual Insurance Co. v. DardarSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
  2. Cook v. Family Care Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
  3. Romero v. Garan's, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  4. Burke v. Venture Transport Logistics, LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. Mouton v. Lafayette Parish Sheriff's OfficeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014

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