Legal Opinion
Sampson v. Avoyelles Parish School Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 2012No. 11-1248PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Judge.
|,Employer appeals four awards of penalties and attorney fees to workers’ compensation claimant. We affirm as amended, reverse in part, and render.
FACTS
On November 11, 2006, Gail Sampson tripped and fell on the strap of a student’s backpack while employed by the Avoyelles *120Parish School Board (APSB). When she fell, Ms. Sampson injured her knees and her left shoulder. The APSB began paying her indemnity benefits and her medical expenses.
Beginning in 2009, issues arose with regard to the APSB’s refusal to authorize: (1) the refill of a prescription for Savella, a treatment for…
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- Mouton v. GULFSTREAM SERVICESLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
- Lynch v. a DOOR WORKS, INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
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