Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Nw. La. War Veterans Home
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 2018No. 51,875–WCAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C.J.
*683This is a workers' compensation case. Defendant, the Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home, has appealed from a judgment awarding claimant, Rebecca Johnson, Supplemental Earnings Benefits ("SEB") for three and one-half months, together with attorney fees and a penalty. Claimant answered the appeal, seeking an additional attorney's fee for work performed in conjunction with this appeal. For the reasons set forth below, we amend the judgment of the workers' compensation judge ("WCJ") to award an additional attorney's fee, and, as amended, affirm the judgment.
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