Legal Opinion

Wyatt v. Baptist Health Sys., Inc.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 21, 2017No. 2160280Published

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Judge.

Laura Wyatt ("the employee") was employed by Baptist Health System, Inc. ("the employer"), as a patient-care technician at Shelby Baptist Medical Center ("the medical center"). As a patient-care technician, the employee was responsible for various patient-care tasks, including activities like taking vital signs and changing bed linens. On November 28, 2015, the employee was carrying a plastic bag filled with soiled bed linens and towels to what she referred to as the "soiled utility room." When she lifted the bag and twisted to place it on the top of the already full linen cart,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  2. Ex Parte Trinity Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1996
  3. Ex Parte Southern Energy Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  4. Hammons v. Roses Stores, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  5. Ex Parte ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924

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