Rizzuto v. City of New Orleans

|1LANDRIEU, Judge.

The City of New Orleans appeals the declaratory judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Darlene Rizzuto, stating that the provisions of La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 22:657 (West Supp.1994) apply to the City of New Orleans, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, with regard to its self-funded health care plan. We are asked to determine whether La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 22:657 controls the conduct of a self-funded health care plan organized by a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana.

FACTS

As an employee of the City of New Orleans, Darlene Rizzuto chose to participate…