FAKOURI v. VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA

No. 2006 CA 2455.

971 So.2d 320 (2007)

Pat FAKOURI v. VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA/NATIONAL HOUSING CORPORATION.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Dirks, III, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Appellant Pat Fakouri.

Kirk L. Landry, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Appellee Volunteers of America/National Housing Corporation.

Before: PARRO, KUHN and DOWNING, JJ.


DOWNING J.

Pat Fakouri, claimant in this workers' compensation proceeding, appeals a judgment sustaining the defendant's exception of prescription and dismissing her claim for medical benefits. Ms. Fakouri's claim had prescribed on its face, pursuant to La. R.S. 23:1209, because she had not filed the medical claim within one year after the alleged accident.

Ms. Fakouri here contends that the Office of Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) erred in failing to find...

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