Legal Opinion
Soniat v. Crown Buick & Risk Management Services
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 16, 2014No. 14-CA-489PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.
|2In this workers’ compensation case, the employer, Crown Buick Pontiac GMC Truck, and Risk Management Services (collectively “Crown Buick”) appeal the trial court’s judgment awarding Claimant penalties and attorney fees on the basis they failed to reasonably controvert Claimant’s need for epidural steroid injections *280(ESIs). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
In the appeal before us, it is undisputed that Claimant, James Soniat, suffered a work-related back injury on February 16, 2012, while employed as an auto technician with Defendant, Crown Buick. In particular,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Authement v. Shappert EngineeringSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- Aisola v. Beacon Hospital Management, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- Jimmerson v. Johnson Storage & Moving Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- Cortez v. East Jefferson General HospitalLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
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