Farley v. City of New Orleans

MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

|rThe relator, Ruby Farley, asks this court to reverse an interlocutory judgment by the Office of Workers’ Compensation that dismissed her claim for penalties and attorney’s fees after the respondent, the City of New Orleans (“City”), terminated her temporary total disability benefits (“TTD benefits”). For the following reasons, we grant the writ application, reverse the judgment, and remand.

The facts are undisputed. Ms. Farley was injured while working for the City in August 2005. She was laid off by the City following Hurricane Katrina and received unemployment…