FISHBEIN v. STATE EX REL. LSU

No. 2003 CA 0765.

887 So.2d 56 (2004)

Dr. Judith FISHBEIN, M.D. v. STATE of Louisiana Through LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER and Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Floyd J. Falcon, Jr., John Dale Powers, Mark G. Murphey, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Dr. Judith Fishbein, M.D.

Harry J. Philips, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

John L. Stone, III, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.

Before: KUHN, GUIDRY, and MCDONALD, JJ.


KUHN, J.

In this appeal, we consider whether "earnable compensation," as used in Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:701(10), includes amounts paid as a supplemental salary to a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana ("TRSL"). This issue affects the amount of contributions that employers and members must pay into the system and the member's retirement allowance.

Judith Fishbein, M.D., who is a TRSL member, retired after more than thirty years of...

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