Mahfouz v. J.A.C.E. Oilfield Sales & Service, Inc.

KNOLL, Judge..J.A.C.E. Oilfield Sales & Service, Inc. (hereafter J.A.C.E.) and its worker’s compensation insurer, State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Company (hereafter State Farm), appeal the judgment of the trial court which awarded James Mahfouz benefits for temporary total disability as well as statutory penalties and attorney’s fees.

FACTS

The facts of this case center on Mahfouz’s most recent employment as a carbide welder at J.A.C.E. which began in April 1987; Mahfouz had previously worked for either J.A.C.E. or one of its affiliates, Eaton Oil. Prior to his re-employment, George Eaton,…