Aubrey White v. Bunge North America, Inc.
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Opinion
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
AUBREY WHITE NO. 2020 CW 0052
VERSUS
BUNGS NORTH AMERICA, INC. MAR 0 3 2020
In Re: Bunge North America, Inc., applying for supervisory writs, Office of Workers' Compensation, District 06, Nos. 18- 04983 c/ w 19- 06060.
BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., GUIDRY AMD BURRIS,' JJ.
WRIT GRANTED. Louisiana Revised Statutes 23: 1209A( 2) provides that temporary total disability payments prescribe " one
year from the time of making the last payment." While we
recognize that any payment, whether in the form of temporary total disability payments, permanent total disability payments, supplemental earnings benefit payments, or permanent partial
disability payments, shall stop the commencement of the running of prescription, no payments of any kind were made by the employer, Bunge North America, Inc., to claimant between January 16, 2017 and February 5, 2018, or for a period of more than one year. As such, because no payments were made for more than a
period of one year, any claim for total temporary disability payments prescribed. See Bibbins v. Soh Brothers Construction
Company, 99- 349 ( La. App. 5th Cir. 10/ 13/ 99), 746 So. 2d 154,
158. Moreover, the payment of supplemental earnings benefits after the prescriptive period for temporary total disability benefits has run could not serve to interrupt the prescriptive
period for temporary total disability benefits. Cf. Melancon v.
Meadow Brook Rehab, 2003- 1255 ( La. App. 3d Cir. 4/ 7/ 04), 869 So. 2d 989, 993. Accordingly, we grant the writ application,
sustain Bunge North America, Inc.' s exception raising the
objection of prescription, and dismiss Aubrey White' s claim for temporary total disability benefits with prejudice. In view of
the purpose of the Workers' Compensation Act, this is a matter
that the legislature should address.
VGW JMG WJB
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT
IJudge William J. Burris, retired, serving pro tempore by special appointment of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
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