Pickett v. J.B. Tuck Land Clearing

AMY, Judge.

hln this workers’ compensation matter, the claimant alleged that the defendants failed to timely pay his first week’s indemnity benefits and failed to timely reimburse him for medical expenses. The claimant sought penalties and attorney fees in connection with these allegations. The defendants filed an exception of res judicata with regard to the claim for failure to timely pay the claimant his first week’s indemnity benefits. The workers’ compensation judge rejected the defendants’ exception of res judicata and found in the claimant’s favor on the merits, awarding penalties and…