Legal Opinion
Hendrix v. Alcoa, Inc.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 15, 2016No. CV-15-558PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCourtney Hudson Goodson, Associate Justice
| Appellant Brenda Hendrix, individually, and as the Special Administratrix of the Estate of Guy D. Hendrix, Deceased (the “estate”), appeals the amended judgment entered by the Saline County Circuit Court granting the motion to dismiss filed by appellee Alcoa, Inc.1 For reversal, the estate contends that the exclusive-remedy provision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”) does not bar a common-law tort action against the decedent’s employer because the Act provides no remedy for the disease that caused the decedent’s death. We accepted certification of this case from the…
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