Legal Opinion
Ewing v. Hilburn
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 2012No. 11-1243PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
|, Nadine Ewing appeals from the workers’ compensation judge’s (WCJ’s) denial of her request for penalties and attorney fees based on her employer’s refusal to approve her treatment by the orthopedic surgeon of her choice. For the following reasons, we reverse the WCJ judgment, render judgment in Mrs. Ewing’s favor, and remand this matter for further proceedings.
DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD
Mrs. Ewing claims to have suffered an injury to her left knee on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, while working in the autoclave chamber of her employer, Dr. Frederick M. Hilburn, II, DDS. She was moving sterile…
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