In this workers’ compensation case, employee Elgrie Lewis fractured his ankle on the job, underwent two surgeries, and received medical restrictions limiting him to light- to medium-duty work; after the employer refused to accommodate the restrictions or allow use of a cane and terminated benefits, Lewis sought supplemental earnings benefits, vocational rehabilitation, mileage reimbursement, and penalties. The workers’ compensation judge awarded Lewis monthly SEBs retroactive to February 2010, vocational services, mileage reimbursement, and multiple penalties and attorney’s fees against the employer, plus civil penalties against two claims adjusters under LSA-R.S. 23:1208. On appeal, the court reversed in part, amended in part, and affirmed as amended, holding that the employer had not reasonably controverted the claims for benefits and services but that certain penalties were not supported or were improperly assessed.
In State v. Brown, the defendant was charged with armed robbery after taking cash from a grocery store register without displaying a weapon and then brandishing a knife to stab an employee and attempt escape while being chased by store staff. The trial court gave a special jury instruction stating that the defendant need not be armed at all times during the robbery, and the jury convicted him; the court sentenced him to forty years imprisonment without parole, probation, or suspension. The defendant appealed, arguing the instruction was improper and the evidence insufficient because he did not use or display the knife against the cashier. The appellate court affirmed the conviction and sentence, holding that the instruction aligned with established jurisprudence treating the weapon's use in flight as part of a continuous transaction and that the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, proved all elements beyond a reasonable doubt.
The case of Keller v. Keller was an appeal to the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, from a trial court judgment in a domestic dispute between the parties. The appellate court issued a decision without a published opinion that reversed the lower court in part, rendered judgment in part, amended the decision in part, and affirmed it in part as amended and rendered. The court's actions adjusted specific aspects of the trial court's rulings while leaving other portions intact, though no further details on the underlying claims or evidence were provided in the published disposition.
This case was a criminal appeal in Louisiana concerning the sentence imposed on the defendant. The Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, issued a decision without a published opinion that vacated the sentence and remanded the case for resentencing. No additional details or reasoning appear in the opinion excerpt provided.
The case Pellegrin v. Louisiana Heart Hospital, LLC, was an appeal heard by the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit. The court issued a decision without a published opinion and affirmed the ruling of the lower court. No details regarding the underlying facts, claims, or specific legal issues are provided in the opinion excerpt.
The case State v. Johnson was a criminal appeal before the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, challenging a trial court's conviction and sentence. The appellate court issued a decision without a published opinion and affirmed the conviction and sentence. No specific facts of the underlying offense or detailed legal reasoning appear in the excerpted opinion text.