LA. OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT v. RICHARD

No. 2013-C-0890.

125 So.3d 398 (2013)

LOUISIANA OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT and Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development v. Patrick RICHARD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 15, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Department of Justice, State of Louisiana, Sylvia M. Fordice , Assistant Attorney General, for Applicant.

Michael Benny Miller Esq. , Crowley, LA, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation matter, we are called upon to decide whether the court of appeal erred in finding the employer is estopped from claiming an offset of workers' compensation benefits. For the reasons that follow, we conclude the court of appeal incorrectly applied the law. Accordingly, we reinstate the judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation granting the employer an offset.

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