Baker v. Harrah's

JOY COSSICH LOBRANO, Judge;

_JjThis is a workers’ compensation case, in:which the plaintiff/appellant, Jeneta Baker (“Baker” or the “claimant”), appeals the September 16, 2014 judgment of the Office of Workérs’ Compensation (“OWC”), which denied Baker’s claims for permanent total disability benefits and supplemental earnings benefits. The defendant/appellee, Jazz Casino Company, LLC a/k/a Harrah’s New Orleans Casino (“Harrah’s” or the “employer”), filed an answer to the appeal, contending that the OWC erred in denying the, employer’s fraud defense pursuant to La. R.S. 23:1208.

On July 20,-2006,…