WCJ's Docket-Management Authority Didn't Allow for Dismissal of Claim Stayed by Parties

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation judge’s authority to manage her docket did not authorize her to dismiss a claim that had been placed on hold. Case: Green v. Town of Lake Arthur, No. 18-202, 09/26/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Michael Green used Form LDPL-WC-1008 to file a workers’ compensation claim in October 2008. Before the trial, the parties stipulated that Green had been injured in the course and scope of his employment with the Town of Lake Arthur. A workers’ compensation judge determined that Green’s ...