STELLY v. PARAGON CASINO AND RESORT

No. 2003-1222.

867 So.2d 173 (2004)

Laura STELLY v. PARAGON CASINO AND RESORT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 3, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay A. Pucheu, Attorney at Law, Marksville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant Laura Stelly.

Anthony P. Palermo, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Paragon Casino and Resort.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and GLENN G. GREMILLION, Judges.


SULLIVAN, Judge.

In this workers' compensation case, Defendant filed an exception of lack of subject matter jurisdiction, claiming that it was immune from suit in the Louisiana Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation, due to its sovereign status as an Indian nation. The workers' compensation judge sustained the exception and dismissed Plaintiff's suit.

After reviewing the law and the evidence, we conclude that the issues in this case are essentially...

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