Tusa v. City of Kenner Police Department

WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

|2In this workers’ compensation case, the claimant appeals from a ruling dismissing his claim for disability benefits. Claimant contends he is also entitled to penalties and attorney’s fees. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the judgment.

Lewis J. Tusa, a police officer with the Kenner Police Department, filed this disputed claim for compensation seeking supplemental earnings benefits, penalties and attorney’s fees for a work-related injury to his knee which occurred initially on September 21, 2006 and was re-injured on August 29, 2008. The Kenner Police…