Legal Opinion

Richard J. Borja v. Fara St. Bernard Parish Government

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 19, 2016No. 2016-C -0055PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH CIRCUIT, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION DISTRICT 7

GUIDRY, J.

| ,We granted the claimant’s writ application to review the decision of the court of appeal that affirmed the workers’ compensation court judgment sustaining the employer’s exception of prescription and exception of res judicata. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the lower court’s judgment and remand the matter to the Office of Workers’ Compensation for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The claimant, Mr. Richard J. Borja, was employed by St. Bernard Parish…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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