Legal Opinion

Timberlake v. Christus Health Central

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 30, 2013No. 13-166PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COOKS, Judge.

|2Both the employer and worker assert various errors in the judgment rendered by the Office of Workers’ Compensation following a work accident involving the Claimant.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 30, 2010, the Claimant, Rhonda Timberlake, alleged she sustained a left wrist and forearm injury while in the course and scope of her employment as a registered nurse with Christus Health Central Louisiana d/b/a Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital (hereafter Cabrini). The alleged injury occurred when Claimant was repositioning an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patient. A claim for…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Banks v. Indus. Roofing & Sheet MetalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
  2. Daigle v. Sherwin-Williams Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  3. Foster v. Rabalais Masonry, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. Garner v. Sheats & FrazierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. Jackson v. American Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Timberlake v. Christus Health Central LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. Gaynell Finister v. Golden Nugget Lake Charles, LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2024
  3. Kevin Jones v. Craft Resource Solution & Accident Fund Ins. Company of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2025
  4. RHONDA TIMBERLAKE VERSUS CHRISTUS HEALTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA D/B/A CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITALLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  5. Temika Williams Guillory v. St. Michael Pfu, LLC, Dba the Care Center of DequincyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2024

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