Legal Opinion

Ryan v. Esif/Ryan Construction

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 4, 2012No. 46,916-WCAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.

hln this case, the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”) granted summary judgment in favor of defendant, Employers’ Self Insurance Fund (“ESIF”), finding that claimant’s right to receive payment for medical treatment related to his cardiac condition was suspended, subject to the buy back provisions of LSA-R.S. 23:1102(B). However, the workers’ compensation judge (“WCJ”) rejected ESIF’s assertion that claimant had forfeited all *721future workers’ compensation benefits. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On February 13, 2003, claimant, Richard A. Ryan, suffered a spinal cord injury during…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Samaha v. RauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  2. Jones v. Estate of SantiagoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
  3. Babin v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  4. Cheramie Services, Inc. v. Shell Deepwater Production, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
  5. Sensebe v. Canal Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2011

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. WeaverLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. McCallon v. Key Energy Servs., LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  3. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. Terry WeaverLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  4. Mary Ortego v. Progressive Gulf Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. McCallon v. Key Energy Servs., LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API