Legal Opinion
Parker v. State
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 2012No. 2011-CA-1475PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARY LEDET, Judge.
11 This is a workers’ compensation case. The sole issue presented is whether the workers’ compensation judge (“WCJ”) erred in finding the appellants, three National Guardsmen (the “Guardsmen”) who were injured while on active duty in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina,1 lack a right of action under La. R.S. 23:1211 and thus granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the State of Louisiana. Finding the Guardsmen have a right of action, we reverse and remand.
*793 FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In anticipation of the imminent landfall of Hurricane Katrina, Governor…
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