Legal Opinion

Fontenot v. State ex rel. Department of Health & Hospitals

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 2, 2013No. 2012 CA 1265PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKline, J.

| aDefendant/Appellant, State of Louisiana through the Department of Health and Hospitals (“DHH”), appeals a final judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”) that awarded workers’ compensation benefits to its former employee. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Claimant, Wilfred Fontenot, alleges he was involved in a work-related accident on October 15, 2009, while in the course and scope of his employment as an administrative assistant with DHH. Following the *697accident, Mr. Fontenot filed a disputed claim for compensation with the OWC. Mr. Fontenot…

2Cases cited3 opinions

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  2. Issa v. LL & G CONST., INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
  3. Champagne v. Roclan Systems, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

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