BURNS v. APACHE CORP.

No. 39,639-WCA.

902 So.2d 1160 (2005)

In the Matter of Barry BURNS (Deceased), Terry P. Burns, Claimant, Plaintiff-Appellee v. APACHE CORPORATION and United States Fire Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mayer, Smith & Roberts, L.L.P., by Steven E. Soileau, Kelly J. Workman, Shreveport, for Appellants.

Booth, Lockard, Politz, LeSage, Hayter & Odom, L.L.C., by Mark W. Odom, Shreveport, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, PEATROSS & DREW, JJ.


PEATROSS, J.

Terry Burns ("Ms. Burns") filed a wrongful death suit on December 4, 2000, on behalf of her husband, who died in a work-related accident in June 2000. Apache Corporation, her husband's employer, and United States Fire Insurance Company (collectively, "Apache") its workers compensation carrier, intervened in the case, seeking reimbursement for workers' compensation payments made. The case was tried on October 8, 2002 in the U.S. District Court, Western...

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