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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1171

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.

             An employer may appeal the decision of the workers’ compensation judge in the manner provided in La. Rev. Stat. 23:1310.5(B) for appealing decisions regarding disputed claims.

            Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 764, §1; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 375, §1.