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HAMILTON v. STATE EX REL. LA. STATE UNIVER.

No. 2005 CA 0963.

935 So.2d 156 (2006)

Sylvia W. HAMILTON v. STATE of Louisiana, Through LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Office of Risk Management.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Opinion Granting Rehearing July 26, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia W. Hamilton, Baton Rouge, Plaintiff/Appellant.

Dominick M. Bianca, Raphael Juneau, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Sylvia W. Hamilton.

Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General, Gary J. Beauchamp, Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee State of Louisiana, Through Louisiana State University, Office of Risk Management.

Before: PARRO, MCDONALD and HUGHES, JJ.

MCDONALD, J.

This is an appeal of the dismissal of a workers' compensation claim based on a finding that the employee's claim for indemnity benefits had prescribed. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for a hearing.

According to her disputed claim for compensation benefits, Sylvia Hamilton (Hamilton) was employed by Louisiana State University (LSU) on December 21, 2001, when she fell on newly waxed stairs and was injured. The claim form was filed...

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