RICHARDS v. ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT

No. 2011-CA-1724.

91 So.3d 524 (2012)

Elizabeth RICHARDS v. ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis L. Robein, Jr. , Robert H. Urann , Robein Urann Spencer Picard & Cangemi, APLC, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

David B. Parnell, Jr. , Guice A. Giambrone, III , William H. Reinhardt, Jr. , Blue Williams, L.L.P., Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

(Court composed of Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge PAUL A. BONIN).


PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

The late Raleigh Richards worked for more than thirty-two years in the classified fire service of St. Bernard Parish. Within three years of his retirement, he died of coronary artery disease. His widow, Elizabeth Richards, filed a claim with the Office of Workers' Compensation for death benefits, including weekly indemnity payments and funeral expenses. The parish government contested the claim on several grounds.

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