Legal Opinion
Dr. Ralph Slaughter v. Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 14, 2015No. 2015-C -0324PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Iftn this matter, we are called upon to determine whether the lower courts erred in finding the defendant retirement system failed to prove that it followed the proper procedure before initiating action to reduce and recoup plaintiffs retirement benefits. For the reasons that follow, we find the lower courts did not apply the proper statutory analysis and reached an erroneous result.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 2009, plaintiff, Dr. Ralph Slaughter, retired as president of Southern University System (“Southern”) after thirty-five years of service. Upon retirement, the Louisiana State…
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- Stogner v. StognerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
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