VENABLE v. LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORP.

No. 12-30965.

740 F.3d 937 (2013)

Timothy R. VENABLE; Julia Marie Cloteaux Venable, Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross Appellees, v. LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee Cross Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Roy Koerner, Jr. (argued), Koerner Law Firm, Houma, LA, Warren A. Perrin , Perrin, Landry, deLaunay, Dartez & Ouellet, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross-Appellees.

David Keith Johnson (argued), Esq. , Johnson, Stiltner & Rahman, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

Before SMITH, PRADO, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Timothy and Julia Venable appeal a summary judgment in favor of the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation ("LWCC"), which cross-appeals the denial of its motion to dismiss for want of subject-matter jurisdiction. Because the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction, we reverse the summary judgment and render a judgment of dismissal.

I.

While employed by Greene's Energy Company, LLC ("Greene's"), Timothy...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases