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RICKETTS v. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

No. 96-CA-0760.

684 So.2d 1050 (1996)

Thomas Gordon RICKETTS, Jr. v. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied March 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Hackett, Law Offices of Robert L. Hackett, New Orleans, for Plaintiff-Appellee Thomas Gordon Ricketts, Jr.

J. Michael Stiltner, Baton Rouge, for Defendant-Appellant New Orleans Saints.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and KLEES and WALTZER, JJ.

KLEES, Judge.

The sole issue presented in this case is whether a contract provision entitles the defendant to a dollar-for-dollar offset in worker's compensation payments under La.R.S. 23:1225(d). The hearing officer determined that a week-for-week offset should be used. We affirm for the reasons below.

FACTS

The plaintiff, a professional football player, signed an employment contract with the defendant, New Orleans Saints, in April of 1994. Thereafter...

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