Court Tosses Employer's Challenge to Award Due to Failure to File Appeal Bond

A Louisiana appellate court dismissed an employer’s challenge to a comp award, since the employer had not posted an appeal bond. Case: Coolidge v. Butler, No. 16-937, 11/22/2017, published. Facts: Kevin Coolidge worked for Austin's Auto Salvage as a mechanic. Coolidge claimed he suffered injuries when a motor fell on his hand while he was at work in April 2009. Procedural history: A workers’ compensation judge found that Coolidge had suffered a compensable injury and that Austin’s had acted unreasonably in contesting Coolidge’s claim. The judge issued ...