NEWSOME v. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

No. 08-CA-311.

996 So.2d 637 (2008)

Richard NEWSOME v. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS and Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

October 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Bruno, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

David K. Johnson, Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellants.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and GREG G. GUIDRY.


FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

In this workers' compensation case, defendants, New Orleans Saints and Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation (hereinafter "LWCC") appeal the judgment finding that the claimant, Richard Newsome, was entitled to benefits based on his average weekly wage calculated using his contract salary, that his August 3, 2002 injury during training camp was related to his subsequent knee surgery, and that he was entitled to any benefits beyond...

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