Judge Erred by Ruling Court Lacked Jurisdiction

A workers' compensation judge erred by determining that the court lacked jurisdiction because the evidence showed that the employer and the injured worker finalized her contract for hire in Louisiana, according to a ruling from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal concluding that the court had subject matter jurisdiction over the out-of-state injury claim.Case: Dodd v. Merit Electrical, Inc., No. 44,035-WCA, 4/15/09, published.Facts:Merit Electrical hired Melissa Dodd, an electrician's helper, and her husband, Ernest Dodd, in March 2007 to work in Georgia. The Dodds subsequently moved their...