BELLARD v. AMERICAN CENT. INS. CO.

Nos. 2007-C-1335, 2007-C-1399.

980 So.2d 654 (2008)

Eugene BELLARD v. AMERICAN CENTRAL INS. CO., et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marceaux Law Firm, Gregory Paul Allen Marceaux, Lake Charles, for applicant in 2007-C-1399 and respondent in 2007-C-1335.

Raggio, Cappel, Chozen & Berniard, Frederick L. Cappel, Richard B. Cappel, Lake Charles; Degan, Blanchard & Nash, Sidney Wallis Degan, III, Travis Louis Bourgeois, for respondent in 2007-C-1399 and applicant in 2007-C-1335.

Michael Paul Bienvenu, Baton Rouge, for amicus curiae, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.

Gary Joseph Arsenault, Alexandria, for amicus curiae, Louisiana Association for Justice.


WEIMER, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case primarily to resolve a conflict in the courts of appeal with respect to whether an uninsured motorist carrier is entitled to a credit for medical and disability wage benefits paid on behalf of or to an injured worker by a workers' compensation carrier. The court of appeal reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment which provided the uninsured motorist carrier with a credit for the workers' compensation...

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