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“A plaintiff may be assisted in meeting his burden of proof that an injury is causally related to an accident by a ” Kelly v. AME Janitorial Services Co., 2009-1167, p. 3 (La.

See generally, Cosse v. Allen–Bradley Co., Sistler v. Liberty Mutual Ins.

the trial court’s judgment, raising several issues: whether plaintiffs’ exclusive remedy is under the Louisiana workers’ compensation laws; whether the doctrine of superseding and intervening cause should have been applied by the trial court; the allocation of fault; and quantum ().

See generally, Cosse v. Allen–Bradley Co., Sistler v. Liberty Mutual Ins.

at p. 5, 34 So.3d at 304 ().

Plaintiffs further maintain Garrison failed to offer any evidence to rebut the Housley presumption, (La.

Presumption of Causation For these same reasons, we find no merit in Plaintiff’s

/ the plaintiff must show that (1) he was in good health prior to the accident at issue; (2) following the accident, symptoms of the alleged injury appeared and continuously manifested themselves afterward; and (3) through evidence, whether medical, circumstantial or common knowledge, a reasonable possibility

Assignment of Error Number Five Here, and, alternatively, that the instruction as given was incorrect.

Williams, 10-0457, pp. 6-7, 46 So.3d at 272 ( (La.

sonable evaluations of credibility and reasonable inferences of fact should not be disturbed upon review, even though the appellate court may feel that its own evaluations and inferences are 4 as reasonable[,]” and “even though convinced that had it been sitting as the trier of fact, it would have weighed the evidence differently.” (citing Sistler v. Liberty Mut.

e, “there is a conflict in the testimony, reasonable evaluations of credibility and reasonable inferences of fact should not be disturbed upon review, even though the appellate court may feel that its own evaluations and inferences are as reasonable[,]” and “even though convinced that had it been sitting as the trier of fact, it would have weighed the evidence differently.” (quoting Sistler v. Liberty Mut.

10 given the immediate onset of Plaintiff’s symptoms, or lack thereof, we find the applicability of that presumption immaterial.

See generally, Cosse v. Allen– 2 Bradley Co., Sistler v. Liberty Mutual Ins.

Additionally, “the reviewing court 4 must always keep in mind that ‘if the trial court or jury’s findings are reasonable in light of the record reviewed in its entirety, the court of appeal may not reverse, even if convinced that had it been sitting as the trier of fact, it would have weighed the evidence differently.’ ” /d. at 882-83 (quoting Hous/ ).

3d at 635; (the causation of a person's injuries is a question of fact and should not be reversed on appeal absent manifest error).

the plaintiff must show that (1) he was in good health prior to the accident at issue; (2) following the accident, symptoms of 8 the alleged injury appeared and continuously manifested themselves afterward; and (3) through evidence, whether medical, circumst

1993) (providing that a trier of fact's allocation of fault is subject to the manifest error or clearly wrong standard of review); (La.

Despite proof that clearly met the plaintiff’s [] (La.1993) and no countervailing evidence the Trial Court erred in failing to find that the symptoms related to plaintiff’s Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo was caused by the collision.

See generally Housley v. Cerise

reviewing court must always keep in mind that ‘if the trial court or jury’s findings are reasonable in light of the record reviewed in its entirety, the court of appeal may not reverse, even if convinced that had it been sitting as the trier of fact, it would have weighed the evidence differently.’ ” (quoting Sistler v. Liberty Mutual Ins.