Legal Opinion
Ardoin v. Firestone Polymers, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 30, 2009No. 09-530PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
11 Defendant-appellant, Firestone Polymers, LLC, asserts that the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) was manifestly erroneous by finding that 1) Firestone’s employee, Kenneth Ardoin, proved he had a job-related accident, 2) Ardoin’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits has not prescribed, 3) this job-related accident caused Ardoin’s disability, and 4) Ar-doin was entitled to penalties and attorney fees. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
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ISSUES
We shall consider whether the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) committed a manifest error by…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Capo v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1924
- Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- Williams v. Regional Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Chelette v. American Guar. & Liability Ins., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ardoin v. Firestone Polymers, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
- Trent v. Triad Electric & Controls, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- Celestine v. Firestone Polymers, L.L.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- Ardoin v. Firestone Polymers, LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
- Ragle Celestine v. Firestone Polymers, LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010