Legal Opinion
Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp. v. Mullings
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 21, 2000No. 33,567-WCAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJjPEATROSS, J.
Defendant, Mark Mullings, appeals a judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (“WCJ”) reducing his weekly indemnity benefits by one-half for his alleged refusal or failure to cooperate with vocational rehabilitation efforts. Plaintiff, Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (“LWCC”), has answered the appeal, seeking reversal of the WCJ’s denial of its claim for termination of Defendant’s weekly indemnity benefits on the grounds of fraud as provided by La. R.S. 23:120s.1 For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In late 1992, Defendant began suffering from…
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