MASON v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

No. 49,320-WCA.

149 So.3d 1260 (2014)

Tangela MASON, Plaintiff-Appellee v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 1, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle & Gardner by Walter S. Salley , for Appellant.

Robert M. Hanna , for Appellee.

Before BROWN, MOORE & PITMAN, JJ.


PITMAN, J.

Defendant Willis-Knighton Medical Center1 ("Willis-Knighton") appeals the judgment of the Workers' Compensation Judge ("WCJ") finding that Claimant Tangela Mason is permanently and totally disabled. For the following reasons, we reverse.

FACTS

On June 11, 2000, Ms. Mason, a certified nursing assistant employed by Willis-Knighton, injured her back at work while attending to a patient. Ms. Mason's weekly wage...

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