Marcott v. Louisiana Pacific Corp.

Bruce Marcott appeals from the portion of the judgment entered by the Workers’ Compensation Court which denied his request for the statutory penalty and attorney fees. We affirm.

We address the following issues on appeal:

1. Does substantial evidence support the Workers’ Compensation Court’s finding that Louisiana Pacific Corporation’s denial of Marcott’s claim was reasonable?

2. Did the Workers’ Compensation Court err as a matter of law in refusing to apply “the Holton rule”?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Bruce Marcott worked for Louisiana Pacific Corporation (LP) as head mechanic at its…