Colbert v. Louisiana State Dental School

GULOTTA, Judge.

In this worker’s compensation case, we are confronted with the question whether an oral settlement dictated into the record is binding against a plaintiff who subsequently refused to execute written settlement documents.

Plaintiff filed suit for total and permanent disability arising from her work-related back injury. On the date the case was scheduled for trial, the following discussion among the judge and counsel ensued:

THE COURT:

Let the record reflect that this case was docketed for trial on its merits as of today’s date. Following a pretrial conference, the attorneys of…