Legal Opinion
Delatte v. PALA GROUP, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 10, 2010No. 2009 CA 0913PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParro, J.
|2In this workers’ compensation case, Pala Group, LLC (Pala) and its insurer, Zurich Insurance Company (Zurich), appeal an award of benefits to Michael De-latte. Delatte answered the appeal, seeking additional temporary total disability benefits, as well as attorney fees, penalties, and all costs in the workers’ compensation court and in this appeal. For the following reasons, we amend the judgment and affirm as amended.
BACKGROUND
Delatte was employed as a pipefitter by Pala, and on December 6, 2006, he suffered a back injury at work while trying to open a large valve. An accident report was…
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