Legal Opinion
J.P. Morgan Chase v. Louis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 13, 2009No. 44,309-WCAPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
| ,The employer, J.P. Morgan Chase, and its insurer, Liberty Mutual, appeal a judgment finding that the claimant, Angela Louis, sustained a work-related injury resulting in a protruded disc in her neck, ordering them to provide surgery, and assessing a penalty of $2,000 and attorney fee of $5,000. For the reasons expressed, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
Factual Background
Ms. Louis was employed at a Chase office in Monroe at an average weekly wage of $546.02. She had worked at Chase since 1998; in 2006, she was a “team leader,” charged with distributing and processing large boxes of…
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