Legal Opinion
Weatherton v. Isle of Capri Casino
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 2002No. Nos. 36,677-WCA, 36,682-WCAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
| GARRISON, Judge Pro Tempore.
The claimant, Dorothy A. Weatherton, appeals three judgments that dismissed all of her claims filed in the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”). The defendants are her former employer, Isle of Capri Casino, and a court reporter, Accurate Reporting. We affirm.
Ms. Weatherton, a security officer at Isle of Capri, sustained a minor work-related injury in January 1998. Because Isle of Capri refused to pay her benefits, she filed a pro se Form 1008 (disputed claim). By judgment of April 8, 1999, the WCJ awarded her two weeks of indemnity benefits and a penalty of…
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