Bennett v. Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

^Defendant, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Cross), appeals a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) awarding claimant, Desiree Bennett, workers’ compensation benefits and outstanding medical expenses. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Most of the facts forming the basis for the instant dispute have been stipulated to by parties and can be gleaned from this court’s opinion in Bennett v. Trinity Universal Insurance Company, 2005-1957 (La.App. 1st Cir.9/15/06), 943 So.2d 1104 (Bennett I). In September 1997, while in the course and scope of her employment with Blue Cross, Ms.…