Court Upholds Awards of Benefits, Fees, Penalties to Injured Delivery Driver

A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, attorney fees and penalties to a delivery driver for two injuries despite the employer’s claim that it was unaware of the second injury. Case: Simpson v. Gaspard, No. 21-762, 05/18/2022, published. Facts: Henry Simpson worked for CPG Inc., a FedEx contractor, as a box truck driver. He allegedly suffered an injury while lifting a heavy package at work on Oct. 2, 2019. Simpson reported the injury to his manager that day. At some point thereafter, Cedric Gaspard, the president of CPG, questioned Simpson about what ha...