Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 13, 2013No. 12-CA-654Published
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. MURPHY, Judge.
12Claimant, deputy sheriff Valerie Perkins, appeals the workers’ compensation judge’s sustaining of the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs exception of no cause of action, dismissing her workers’ compensation claim with prejudice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On December 22, 2010, deputy sheriff Valerie Perkins was injured in a work-related auto accident. It is undisputed that she was in the course and scope of her employment with the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office (“JPSO”) at the time of the accident.
On April 9, 2012, she filed a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Kaufman v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
- McKenzie v. MarinoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991