Legal Opinion
Sharp v. St. Tammany Marine & Powersports
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 10, 2009No. 2008 CA 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParro, J.
|2In this workers’ compensation case, Matthew Sharp appeals the amount of attorney fees, the denial of penalties, and the failure to assess interest and costs in a judgment awarding him $550 in attorney fees after finding his employer had underpaid compensation benefits by $143.46. We amend the judgment and affirm it as amended.
BACKGROUND
On December 3, 2005, Matthew Sharp was an eighteen-year-old college student working part-time for St. Tammany Marine & Powersports (St. Tammany) and was seriously injured when he fell during the repair of a roof damaged by Hurricane Katrina. St. Tammany’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Evans v. LungrinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- Authement v. Shappert EngineeringSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- Sharbono v. Steve Lang & Son LoggersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Roussell v. St. Tammany Parish School Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
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