Albe v. Louisiana Workers Compensation Corp.

On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.

h JOHNSON, Justice,

dissenting.

Having been a district trial judge in 1988 when the Louisiana Legislature passed Act 938 of 1988, I believe that the intent of the Louisiana Legislature was to eliminate the district court’s role in the workers’ compensation litigation process. Nine Administrative Hearing Officer positions were created with original exclusive jurisdiction over all claims filed pursuant to the workers’ compensation act. A disputed claim was to be filed with the Director of the…