Williams v. Medical Center of Louisiana in New Orleans

PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

11 Defendant, the Medical Center of Louisiana in New Orleans [hereinafter “the Medical Center”], appeals the judgment of *717the Office of Workers’ Compensation in favor of plaintiff, Melanie Williams. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On January 5, 1997, Ms. Williams, an employee of the Medical Center, fell down a flight of stairs and was injured while in the course and scope of her employment. She was initially treated by orthopedist Dr. James Butler for back and hip pain. On December 10, 1998, Dr. Butler performed a lumbar laminectomy on Ms. Williams. She…