Carlson v. GMR Transportation, Inc.

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Merwin and Denise Carlson appealed from a summary judgment dismissing their personal injury and loss of consortium action against GMR Transportation, Inc. Because we conclude the district court did not err in ruling as a matter of law that GMR had not lost its employer immunity under the workers’ compensation laws, we affirm.

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[¶ 2] On July 8, 2005, Merwin Carlson was injured in a traffic accident while hauling freight as a trucker under a contract with GMR. On July 5, 2006, Carlson filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits with Workforce Safety and…