Split Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Carrier's Fraud Claim

A divided Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the dismissal of a case due to a plaintiff’s failure to amend a petition is self-executing. Case: LUBA Workers’ Compensation v. Sears, Nos. 2025-C-01379 and 2026-C-0057, 06/29/2026, published. Facts and procedural history: Rebecca Sears worked for TruCare Home Health. She suffered injuries at work in 2014 and received workers’ compensation benefits from TruCare’s insurance provider, LUBA Workers’ Compensation. In 2023, LUBA alleged that Sears fraudulently misrepresented her injuries to obtain additional benefits...