Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 1, 2013No. 2013 CA 0285PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTheriot, J.
| /.The appellant, Sanderson Farms, Inc. (“Sanderson”), appeals the judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”) in favor of the appellee, Jerry Phillips, Jr. Mr. Phillips was awarded supplemental earnings benefits (“SEB”), with penalties and attorney fees assessed against Sander-son. For the following reasons, we affirm and award Mr. Phillips additional attorney fees on appeal.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Mr. Phillips, while in the course and scope of his employment with Sanderson, lacerated and partially amputated his left index finger on August 25, 2011, while cleaning a “gizzard…
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