Boyette v. Riverwood International

JiSTEWART, Judge.

The claimant, Sammy Boyette, was injured while employed by Stanley Stokes Logging Company d/b/a J.S. Stokes Logging. The company had no worker’s compensation insurance at the time of the accident. The claimant brought suit against Stanley Stokes and Manville Forest Products Company (MFPC), alleging that MFPC was the statutory employer of Stanley Stokes. MFPC, now known as Riverwood International, was dismissed on an exception of prematurity and judgment was rendered against Stanley Stokes. The claimant *732subsequently entered into a settlement agreement with Riverwood, in which…