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WHELAN v. NEW ORLEANS OPERA

No. 95-CA-2541.

679 So.2d 176 (1996)

John J. WHELAN v. NEW ORLEANS OPERA ASSOCIATION/TRAVELERS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

July 31, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Galen S. Brown, Lamothe & Hamilton, A Professional Law Corporation, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Appellant, John J. Whelan.

Jeffery Paul Robert, Law Firm of Grayson H. Brown, Baton Rouge, for Defendants/Appellees, New Orleans Opera Association and Travelers Insurance Company.

Before LOBRANO, LANDRIEU and MURRAY, JJ.

MURRAY, Judge.

John J. Whelan appeals the dismissal of his Worker's Compensation claim against his employer, New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA), and its insured, Travelers Insurance Company. The hearing officer dismissed the claim due to Mr. Whelan's failure to comply with a discovery order.

On December 21, 1992, John Whelan, a stagehand for NOOA, was unloading stage set pieces from a truck when a set piece fell and struck him on the head. He finished his...

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