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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 721 So. 2d 885.
- Broussard v. Acadian Ambulance Serv., Inc. 239 So. 3d 425 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
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Laura Carter v. Iberia Parish School Board
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
12/1/98), (quoting Weber v. State, 93-62 (La.
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Carter v. Iberia Parish Sch. Bd.
258 So. 3d 740
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
12/1/98), , 893 (quoting Weber v. State , 93-62 (La.
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Christus Health Southwest Louisiana D/B/A Christus St. Patrick Hospital v. All About You Home Healthcare, Inc.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
12/1/98), the supreme court defined the term “reasonably controverted:” The phrase “reasonably controverted,” on the other hand, mandates a different standard.
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Bradley v. St. Francis Med. Ctr.
244 So. 3d 722
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2017
12/01/98), , 890 ; Arrant, supra ; Koenig v. Christus Schumpert Health Sys.
- RHONDA TIMBERLAKE VERSUS CHRISTUS HEALTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA D/B/A CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
- Timberlake v. Christus Health Central Louisiana 221 So. 3d 284 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
- Allen v. Graphic Packaging International, Inc. 211 So. 3d 1219 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2017
- Kirk A. Sparrow v. City of Jeanerette La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2016
- Sparrow v. City of Jeanerette 210 So. 3d 460 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
- Thibodaux v. Grand Isle Shipyard, Inc. 207 So. 3d 459 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
- James Simmons v. Luba Worker's Comp. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2016
- Simmons v. Luba Workers' Comp. 206 So. 3d 397 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
- Tolley v. James Construction Group, LLC 202 So. 3d 1044 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
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Fernandez v. Hand Construction, LLC
194 So. 3d 1149
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
23:1201(F); See Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 8 (La.12/1/98), -890 .
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Johnson v. Sewerage & Water Board New Orleans
190 So. 3d 785
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/01/98), .
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Leidelmeijen v. Ferncrest Manor Nursing Home Luba Workers' Comp.
191 So. 3d 38
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
See Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 8 (La.12/1/98), , In Brown , the Louisiana Supreme Court translated the term “.reasonably controvert” to mean that “a court must ascertain whether the employer or his insurer engaged in.
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Namias v. Sunbelt Innovative Plastics, LLC
190 So. 3d 745
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), .
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Tingle v. Page Boiler, Inc.
186 So. 3d 220
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2016
the employer or insurer reasonably controverted a claim, the WCJ must find that the payer “engaged in a nonfrivolous legal dispute or possessed factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant throughout the time he refused to pay all or part of the benefits allegedly owed.” Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), ; Morris v. Rent-A-Center Inc., 43,191 (La.App.
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Marshall v. Town of Winnsboro
184 So. 3d 796
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2015
The phrase “reasonably controvert” means that the defendant must have “some valid reason or evidence on which to base his denial of benefits.” Brown v. Tex-LA Cartage, Inc., 1998-1063 (La.12/01/98), .
- LAFAYETTE BONE & JOINT CLINIC(CHARLES POOLE, JR.) VERSUS GUY HOPKINS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2015
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Poole v. Guy Hopkins Construction Co.
177 So. 3d 142
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
A workers’ compensation claim has been “reasonably controverted” if the employer/insurer “possessed factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant[.]” Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/1/98), .
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Rixner v. East Jefferson General Hospital
176 So. 3d 677
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98); .
- Lois J. Shailow v. Gulf Coast Social Services La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2015
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Shailow v. Gulf Coast Social Services
166 So. 3d 1239
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
To reasonably controvert a claim, an employer must be “engaged in a nonfrivo-lous legal dispute or [possess] factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant throughout the time he refused to pay all or part of the benefits allegedly owed.” Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/1/98), .
- Lauryn Ruebush v. Office of Risk Management & the Care Center of Dequincy La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2015
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Ruebush v. Office of Risk Management
160 So. 3d 659
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
See Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), .
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Bridges v. Gaten's Adventures Unlimited, L.L.C.
167 So. 3d 992
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), ; Arabie Brothers Trucking Co. v. Gautreaux, 12-0849 (La.App.
- Jason Montou v. Boise Cascade Company La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2015
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Montou v. Boise Cascade Co.
160 So. 3d 637
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), .
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Hayward v. Boh Bros. Construction Co.
169 So. 3d 622
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), .
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Groover v. Lafitte's Boudoir, Inc.
162 So. 3d 1184
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
As explained by the Louisiana Supreme Court in Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/1/98), , 890: [T]o determine whether the claimant’s right has been reasonably controverted, thereby precluding the imposition of penalties and attorney fees under La.
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Young v. City of Gonzales
166 So. 3d 1070
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), ; Pitre, 102 So.3d at 823 .
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Millender v. Basf Corp.
168 So. 3d 649
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
See Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), .
- Mildred Deloach v. Fara Insurance Services La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2014
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Deloach v. Fara Insurance Services
154 So. 3d 737
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
The law is clear that to determine if a claim has been reasonably controverted, “a court must ascertain whether the employer or his insurer engaged in a nonfrivolous legal dispute or possessed factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant.” Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/1/98), .
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Massey v. Fresenius Medical Care Holding
152 So. 3d 1019
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2014
Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), ; Thompson, supra: Reasonably controverting a claim means that the employer or insurer has sufficient 11 ¡factual and medical information to reasonably counter that provided by the claimant.
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Futch v. Horseshoe Casino
146 So. 3d 818
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2014
Cartage Inc., 98-1063 (La.12/1/98), .
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Kennen Daniel v. Point to Point Directional Drilling, Inc.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2014
employer ―engaged in a nonfrivolous legal dispute or possessed factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant throughout the 21 time he refused to pay all or part of the benefits allegedly owed.‖ Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/1/98)
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Daniel v. Point to Point Directional Drilling, Inc.
139 So. 3d 613
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
t: A claim for benefits has been reasonably controverted when the employer “engaged in a nonfrivolous legal dispute or possessed factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant throughout the |22time he refused to pay all or part of the benefits *627 allegedly owed.” Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/1/98), .
- Lafayette Steel Erector, Inc. v. James Constance La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2014
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Lafayette Steel Erector, Inc. v. Constance
137 So. 3d 1251
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
as been reasonably controverted when the employer “engaged in a nonfrivolous legal dispute or possessed factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant throughout the time he refused to pay all or part of the benefits allegedly owed.” Weaver, 53 So.3d at 555 (quoting Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/1/98), ).
- Richard Young v. Supplier Services, LLC La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2014
- Rebel Distributors Corp., Inc. (Mary Doucet) v. Luba Worker's Comp. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2014
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Rebel Distributors Corp. v. LUBA Workers' Comp.
137 So. 3d 91
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
A workers’ compensation claim has been “reasonably controverted” if the employer/insurer “possessed factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant[.]” Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/1/98), .
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Young v. Supplier Services, LLC
141 So. 3d 288
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
oyer meets this burden, “a court must ascertain whether the employer or his insurer engaged in a nonfrivolous legal dispute or possessed factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant throughout the time he refused to pay all or part of the benefits allegedly owed.” Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 9 (La.12/1/98), .
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Greer v. Whole Foods Market, Inc.
133 So. 3d 80
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc., 98-1063, p. 5 (La.12/1/98), -88 .
- Linda Anderson v. Kroger 747 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2013
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James Long v. Bengal Transportation
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2013
12/1/98), as follows: In general, one can surmise from the plain meaning of the words making up the phrase “reasonably controvert” that in order to reasonably controvert a claim, the defendant must have some valid reason or evidence upon which to base his denial of benefits.
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Christy Rogel v. Dollar General Corp.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2013
12/1/98), as follows: In general, one can surmise from the plain meaning of the words making up the phrase “reasonably controvert” that in order to reasonably controvert a claim, the defendant must have some valid reason or evidence upon which to base his denial of benefits.