Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 4, 2015No. 14-871PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.
| ]The claimant, Mark Edwards, appeals from an Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) judgment granting summary judgment to the employer, Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc. (Southeastern), on the issue of fraudulent conduct based upon La.R.S. 23:120s.1 Finding no genuine issues of material fact or law, we affirm.
I
ISSUES
We must decide whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the employer based upon the employee’s violation of La.R.S. 23:1208.
II
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Mr. Edwards was hired as a driver for Southeastern, a Lafayette company, in August…
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