Opinion
2012 CA 1467
07-10-2013
KARA JAMES v. LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER
William W.Thies Russell W. Beall Beall & Thies, L.L.C Baton Rouge, LA Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellant Kara James William H. Parker, III Allen & Gooch Lafayette, LA Attorney for Defendants-Appellees The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College as part of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center and the State of Louisiana Self Insurance Program
On Appeal from the
Office of Workers' Compensation Administration
District 9, State of Louisiana
Docket No. 11-07800
Honorable Elizabeth C. Lanier, Judge Presiding
William W.Thies
Russell W. Beall
Beall & Thies, L.L.C
Baton Rouge, LA
Attorneys for
Plaintiff-Appellant
Kara James
William H. Parker, III
Allen & Gooch
Lafayette, LA
Attorney for
Defendants-Appellees
The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana
State University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College as part of the
Louisiana State University Health
Sciences Center, Leonard J. Chabert
Medical Center and the State of
Louisiana Self Insurance Program
BEFORE: PARRO, WELCH, AND KLINE, JJ.
Judge William F. Kline, Jr., retired, is serving as judge ad hoc by special appointment of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
PARRO , J.
This is a companion case to Robinson v. Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, 12-1446 (La. App. 1st Cir. 7/10/13), _ So.3d _, decided this date. See that case for a full discussion of the factual and legal issues of this case.
For the reasons assigned in the companion case, the judgment of the workers' compensation judge is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Kara James.
AFFIRMED.
KARA JAMES
VERSUS
LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL
CENTER
NUMBER 2012 CA 1467
WELCH, J., dissenting.
I respectfully dissent with the reasons set forth 2012 CA 1446.