Legal Opinion
Payton v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 17, 2016No. 2015-CA-0311PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge:
| defendant, Sears Roebuck and Company (“Sears”), appeals the September 16, 2014 judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”) in favor of claim-; ant, James Payton. Claimant answered the appeal, asking for an additional award of attorney’s fees for his defense of Sears’ appeal.
On November 27, 2013, claimant filed a Form 1008 Disputed Claim for Compensation in the OWC, alleging that he suffered a back injury on September 15, 2013, while in the course and scope of his employment with Sears as an appliance technician. On the Form 1008, the claimant’s…
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