Legal Opinion
Cortez v. East Jefferson General Hospital
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 13, 2009No. 08-CA-653PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADELINE JASMINE, Judge Pro Tempore.
|2The appellant/employer, East Jefferson General Hospital, has appealed the trial court judgment in favor of claimant, Trudy Cortez. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the award of medical payments and compensation benefits and reverse the award of penalties and attorneys fees.
FACTS
On September 25, 1998, the claimant was working as a medical technologist at East Jefferson General Hospital, when she injured her back while in the course and *709scope of her employment. She sought medical treatment from Dr. Ralph Gess-ner, who performed lumbar surgery on her…
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