United States Fifth Circuit
BROWN v. PARKER DRILLING OFFSHORE CORP., 03-30782
In a suit to recover damages for an employment-related injury, the jury erred in finding that it was unreasonable for defendant-employer to withhold benefits since its defense, that plaintiff-employee had willfully concealed his medical condition, was reasonable.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/06/2005
- Published 01/06/2005
Judges
- EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before DeMOSS, STEWART and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Timothy John Young (argued), The Young Firm, New Orleans, LA, for Brown.
- For Appellees:
- Jefferson Randoph Tillery (argued), Norman E. Anseman, III, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.