LANTHIER v. FAMILY DOLLAR STORE

No. 02-429.

827 So.2d 547 (2002)

Nadine LANTHIER v. FAMILY DOLLAR STORE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 2, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Miller, Crowley, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant Nadine Lanthier.

Azelie Ziegler Shelby, Ungarino & Eckert, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Family Dollar Store.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, JOHN D. SAUNDERS, and MARC T. AMY, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Judge.

In this workers' compensation case, plaintiff, Nadine Lanthier, appeals a judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC). OWC dismissed, on its own motion, plaintiff's claim of employer fraud under La.R.S. 23:1208 on the basis of lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

We affirm. Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1208 is beyond the scope of the powers and authority granted to the Office of Workers' Compensation, an executive branch office...

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