Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. v. Wooden
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 22, 2014No. Nos. 47,998-WCW, 48,051-WCW, 48,437-WCAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, J.,
for the Court En Banc.
Un these consolidated cases, each workers’ compensation judge concluded that the Medical Treatment Guidelines, set forth in LSA-R.S. 23:1203.1, were substantive laws that could not be applied retroactively. In two of the cases, docket numbers 47,998-WCW and 48,051-WCW, this Court granted supervisory writs to review the correctness of the workers’ compensation judges’ rulings.1 Subsequently, on its own motion, this court consolidated the above cases with an appeal, docket number 48,437-WCA, and elected to consider the three cases en banc,2 Finding no error in…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bruno v. Harbert Intern. Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- MJ Farms, Ltd. v. Exxon Mobil Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
- Segura v. FrankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Keith v. US Fidelity & Guar. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Church Mutual Insurance Co. v. DardarSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
- Daniels v. State, Department of Transportation & DevelopmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014