JAMES v. STATE THROUGH DHHR

No. 90-CA-0255.

572 So.2d 701 (1990)

Elizabeth JAMES v. STATE of Louisiana Through the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, NEW ORLEANS ADOLESCENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied February 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hortence M. Patterson, Law Offices of James J. Morse, New Orleans, for Children's Hosp. and Travelers Ins. Co.

Frank A. Bruno, Bruno and Bruno, New Orleans, for Elizabeth James.

Before WARD, ARMSTRONG and BECKER, JJ.


WARD, Judge.

Elizabeth James, a surgical nurse at Childrens Hospital of New Orleans, was injured in the course and scope of her employment on December 19, 1986. Ms. James initially injured herself while lifting a tray of surgical instruments, but returned to work until June 12, 1987 when she reinjured herself while attempting to move a patient. Her physician, Dr. Andrew King, performed a percutaneous discectomy in the summer of 1987; Ms. James underwent physical therapy...

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