Legal Opinion

Bennett v. St. Tammany Parish Hospital

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 25, 2007No. 2006 CA 2043Published

1Opinion of the CourtBelsome, J.

[2Appellant, Joyce A. Bennett, appeals the ruling of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC), denying additional workers’ compensation benefits subsequent to the date of her termination on January 27, 2005. Ms. Bennett claims that a job related injury, which occurred on November 13, 2000, left her totally disabled and unable to return to her duties at St. Tammany Parish Hospital (STPH).

STPH employed Ms. Bennett as an instrument technician. Ms. Bennett claims that on November 13, 2000 she injured her back, neck, left leg, and hip while putting surgical instruments away. More specifically,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Prim v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  4. Dean v. Southmark Const.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
  5. Allor v. Belden Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

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