Legal Opinion
Tomas v. Conco Food Distributors
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 22, 1997No. 97-426PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
liCOOKS, Judge.
Gregory L. Tomas sought workers’ compensation benefits after suffering a stroke while attending a meeting at work. The Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration denied benefits and found it lacked jurisdiction to determine Tomas’ constitutional challenge to Louisiana Revised Statute 23:1021(7)(e) which provides recovery for heart-related or perivascular injuries when caused only by extraordinary physical stress. Subsequently, we too agreed hearing officers are not vested with authority to rule on the constitutionality of workers’ compensation statutes. Accordingly, we…
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