Clark v. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA

11 When her nurse practitioner position was eliminated four months after she was hired, the plaintiff, Rebecca Clark, sued the defendant, Christus Health Northern Louisiana d/b/a Christus Schumpert (hereafter “Schumpert”). Alleging that she had an employment contract for a fixed term of two years, Clark asserted a claim for breach of contract and an alternative claim of detrimental reliance. The trial court denied both claims upon finding that the parties had not entered a fixed term employment contract. Clark now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Jean Pitts, the clinical…