HIRSTIUS v. TROPICARE SERVICE, LLC

No. 2011 CA 1080.

80 So.3d 1215 (2011)

Sherry HIRSTIUS v. TROPICARE SERVICE, LLC and Zenith Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dannie P. Garrett, III , Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Sherry Hirstius.

John Chris Turnage , Shreveport, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Tropicare Service, LLC and Zenith Insurance Co.

Before CARTER, C.J., PARRO, and HIGGINBOTHAM, JJ.


HIGGINBOTHAM, J.

In this workers' compensation case, Sherry Hirstius appeals the decision of the workers' compensation judge (WCJ) denying her claim for workers' compensation benefits.

On April 9, 2010, Sherry Hirstius was employed in a supervisory capacity by Tropicare Service, LLC (Tropicare), when she allegedly felt her back pop while moving a pallet of plants. She sought medical treatment on April 14, 2010, and...

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