Pitre v. Buddy's Seafood
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
McClendon, j.
| gClaimant’s employer appeals from a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) in favor of claimant. *818Claimant filed a timely answer to the appeal, seeking additional attorney fees incurred for work on this appeal. For the reasons that follow, we reverse in part and affirm in part.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Claimant, James J. Pitre, was employed as a laborer/oysterman by Buddy’s Seafood in Houma, Louisiana, at all times pertinent hereto. Mr. Pitre filed a disputed claim for compensation on October 1, 2007, with the OWC, alleging he had “[p]ulled [his] back picking up…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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