Legal Opinion
Dupre v. City of New Orleans ex rel. New Orleans Fire Department
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 1994No. Nos. 94-CA-1185 to 94-CA-1196PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
liLOBRANO, Judge.
This consolidated case involves twelve firefighters who were injured during the course and scope of their employment with the New Orleans Fire Department. Each plaintiff has been receiving worker’s compensation benefits and benefits from a firefighters’ pension fund. Plaintiffs filed their original petitions against the City of New Orleans alleging that the City improperly reduced their compensation benefits by the amounts received from the pension fund. In their petitions, plaintiffs characterized the funds received from the pension fund as retirement rather than disability.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Williams v. KushnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Cousins v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Matthews v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Blanson v. State, Dept. of Public SafetyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Lambert v. Bd. of Trustees Emp. Ret. Sys.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
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