Legal Opinion
Clark v. Godfrey Knight Farms, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 13, 2009No. 2008 CA 1723PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhipple, J.
|-.In this workers’ compensation case, the defendant employer appeals a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (OWC) in favor of the claimant employee, awarding weekly indemnity and medical benefits and assessing penalties and attorney’s fees against the defendant employer. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On November 6, 2003, Bobby Clark was injured while in the course and scope of his employment with Godfrey Knight Farms, a business operating a sugar cane farm. Clark, a mechanic and a twenty-year employee of Godfrey Knight Farms, was…
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