Court Raises Fee Award to Attorney Who Did Prep Work

A Louisiana appellate court gave an attorney a fourfold increase in fees for his work representing a client in a workers’ compensation case and a related tort claim before being discharged. Case: Davis v. Zurich American Insurance Co., No. 20-419, 04/07/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: James Davis suffered injuries in a car accident as a passenger in a vehicle owned by his employer en route to a job site. Boyd Vincent, an employee of Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corp., was in the course and scope of his employment when the vehicle he was operati...