HOWARD v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE

2017 CA 1221.

243 So.3d 4 (2018)

Ernest Armando HOWARD, Jr. v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.; Garda CL Southeast, Inc.; and Marcus Rene Slaughter.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Judgment Rendered: February 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Bradley Rhorer , Zachary S. Walker , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorneys for Plaintiff/Appellant Ernest Armando Howard, Jr.

Alphonse M. Thompson, Jr. , New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorney for Defendants/Appellees National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA; Garda CL Southeast, Inc.; and Marcus Rene Slaughter.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, CJ., McDONALD, and CHUTZ, JJ.


In this appeal, a plaintiff in a tort suit challenges a judgment denying his claim for medical expenses against the tortfeasor's insurer. The trial court determined that the plaintiff could not recover the medical expenses because his employer's workers' compensation insurer had previously paid them. We find the trial court erred and...

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