Mule v. St. Bernard Parish Fire Dep't

The OWC later ruled that Mr. Mule's right to indemnity benefits had prescribed under the Louisiana Worker's Compensation Act, and that the estoppel exception to prescription was inapplicable. Mr. Mule's claim was dismissed with prejudice.

Mr. Mule timely filed the instant appeal. He raises two assignments of error:

1. The OWC judge erred in failing to calculate the prescriptive period from the date he became disabled under La. Rev. Stat. 23: 1031(E); and

2. The OWC judge erred in holding that the estoppel exception to prescription did not apply.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

The jurisprudence is well settled…