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 ...
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