Blane Devillier Trucking, Inc. v. Authement

hAMY, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation matter, the employer alleges that the claimant employee committed fraud in violation of La. R.S. 23:1208 and seeks reimbursement for benefits paid. The workers’ compensation judge determined that the claimant had violated La.R.S. 23:1208 for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits by willfully making false statements about his prior medical history. The claimant appeals, asserting that the workers’ compensation judge committed manifest error in determining that a violation of La.R.S. 23:1208 occurred and in denying his claim for…