Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Town of Zwolle
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 5, 2007No. 2007-76PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Judge.
liThe defendant, the Town of Zwolle, appeals a judgment of an Office of Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) finding the claimant, Kenneth Lopez, temporarily totally disabled and awarding the claimant workers’ compensation benefits, penalties and attorney’s fees. The claimant answered the appeal seeking an increase in attorney’s fees for work necessitated by this appeal. We affirm the judgment of the WCJ and award the claimant an additional $2500.00 in attorney’s fees.
FACTS
The claimant was employed by the Town of Zwolle Streets Department on October 2, 2002, when he allegedly…
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