Matherne v. Brown

13CANNELLA, Judge.

Defendant, Brown & Root, appeals a workers’ compensation judgment finding Plaintiff, Kaylem Matherne, entitled to medical benefits and supplemental earnings benefits (SEBs) due to a toxic chemical exposure, and awarding Plaintiff penalties and attorney’s fees for Defendant’s arbitrary and capricious failure to provide benefits. We affirm in part and remand for further proceedings.

For several months prior to March 16, 1999, Plaintiff had been employed by Defendant and assigned to the Shell Oil Company (Shell) chemical plant in Norco, Louisiana. During the three to four weeks…