Legal Opinion
Green v. New Orleans Saints
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 2000No. 99-CA-1057PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
|,GOTHARD, Judge.
In this workers’ compensation case, appellants allege that the workers’ compensation judge erred in giving a week-for-week, rather than a dollar-for-dollar credit in benefits paid. For the following reason, we affirm the decision of the trial judge awarding a week-for-week offset, and we remand the matter for further proceedings.
The plaintiff, Paul Green, a professional football player, executed a NFL Player Contract with the New Orleans Saints for the period extending from date of execution on April 4, 1997 to February 1, 1998. Thereafter, in the summer of 1997, plaintiff…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- O'NIELL v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- McCrory v. Terminix Service Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- TAMPA BAY NFL v. JarvisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Ricketts v. New Orleans SaintsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
3Cited by2 opinions
- Green v. New Orleans SaintsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Jerich v. New Orleans SaintsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000