Citizen v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

PERRET, Judge.

In this workers' compensation case, Defendant/Employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart), appeals the judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC) in favor of Plaintiff/Claimant, Betty Citizen, finding that Wal-Mart was arbitrary and capricious in denying Ms. Citizen's claim for physical therapy, and awarding a $2,000.00 penalty for Wal-Mart's failure to investigate the claim, $3,000.00 in attorney fees, and court costs. Ms. Citizen answered the appeal seeking additional attorney fees for work done on appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm the OWC judgment, and we…