Legal Opinion
Seal v. Gaylord Container Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 14, 1997No. 96 CA 0349PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
J2GONZALES, Judge.
This is an appeal by an employer, Gaylord Container Corporation (Gaylord), from a decision rendered in favor of one of its former employees, Silmon O. Seal (Seal), for workers’ compensation benefits. Gaylord challenges the hearing officer’s determination that Seal (1) contracted an occupational disease within the meaning of La. R.S. 23:1031.1, (2) was entitled to supplemental earnings benefits, and (3) was entitled to penalties, interest, and attorney fees due to Gaylord’s arbitrary and capricious handling of his claim.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Seal, a 59-year-old male,…
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- Seal v. Gaylord Container Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997