Louisiana Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Workers’ Compensation Benefits to Former Saints Player

By Steven Stamps, ESQ   A three judge panel in the Court of Appeals of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit has upheld a judgment from the Office of Workers’ Compensation denying benefits to a former New Orleans Saints player, Dan Campbell. The judges, Susan Chehardy, Robert Chaisson, and Hans Liljeberg, held that the plaintiff was not entitled to benefits because his average weekly wage (AWW) could not be more than $525.    Dan Campbell was drafted out of Texas A&M as a tight end by the New Yo