Jackson v. Family Dollar Stores of La. Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Per curiam
In this workers' compensation case, we are called upon to decide whether the employer's appeal, taken within the devolutive appeal delays but outside of the suspensive appeal delays, is timely under the special provisions of La. R.S. 23:1310.5(C). For the reasons that follow, we find the appeal should be maintained as timely, but because the appeal is devolutive in nature, the judgment awarding benefits is subject to immediate execution.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The facts of this case are largely undisputed. Claimant, Angela Jackson, was injured in the course and scope of her employment…
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