ORTEGO v. TUNICA BILOXI INDIANS OF LA.

No. 03-1001.

865 So.2d 985 (2004)

Kathryn C. ORTEGO v. TUNICA BILOXI INDIANS OF LA d/b/a Paragon Casino.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 4, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Knight E. Doggett, Flournoy & Doggett, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Kathryn C. Ortego.

Joseph B. Guilbeau, Juge, Napolitano, Guilbeau, Ruli & Frieman, Metairie, LA, Brent P. Frederick, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Tunica Biloxi Indians of LA, d/b/a Paragon Casino.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

In this workers' compensation matter, the claimant, who allegedly suffered a work-related accident in March 2001 at the employer-tribe's casino, filed a disputed-claim form contesting the employer's termination of her benefits. More than a year after the disputed claim was filed, and after the employer had answered, prepared pre-trial statements, and had twice fixed the case for trial, it filed an exception of lack of subject matter jurisdiction, citing...

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