Legal Opinion
Thibodeaux v. L.S. Womack, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 5, 1995No. 94-1375PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ItSAUNDERS, Judge.
Defendants appeal an award of twelve (12%) percent penalties plus $10,000.00 attorney’s fees in this workers’ compensation proceeding. Plaintiff answers the appeal requesting additional attorney’s fees. We amend the total award of attorney’s fees to $16,500.00, but otherwise affirm the judgment of the hearing officer.
FACTS
Claimant, a welder assigned to work inside thirty-six (36) inch pipelines, was found to be permanently and totally disabled following an April 6,1993, accident when he was overcome by noxious fumes. That incident forms the basis of his contention that he…
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