Autin v. Wal-Mart

| J) OWNING, J.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., appeals a judgment rendered by the workers’ compensation court (WCC) in favor of Joan Autin. The judgment decreed that Autin had proven she sustained a work-related accident resulting in a disability and was, therefore, entitled to medical treatment resulting from that injury. The judgment further decreed that she was entitled to her choice of physician and entitled to indemnity benefits until she was able to return to work. Wal-Mart was also assessed with La.R.S. 23:1201(F) penalties and attorney fees for its failure to pay benefits. For the reasons that…