Court Opinion

ID: 7601221
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 07:01:56.278162+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:24:48.290219
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LEMMON, Justice,
concurring.
The district court undoubtedly had subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate a worker’s compensation claim. The jurisdictional issue is more properly one of personal jurisdiction over the nonresident employer, since La.Rev.Stat. 23:1035.1 focuses on the contacts among the defendant, the litigation and the forum state relating to a contract of employment made in this state and the locality of employment activities. Another issue may be the applicable choice of laws among Louisiana, North Carolina *1090and Florida law. On remand the trial court should adjudicate the matter on the basis of personal jurisdiction and choice of laws.