Richardson v. Sara Lee Corp.

¶ 1. In this appeal from the Scott County Circuit Court, Donald Joe Richardson ("Richardson") requests this Court to recognize a cause of action for intentional and/or negligent spoliation of evidence and to hold that his employer, Sara Lee Corporation ("Sara Lee"), is not immune under the exclusivity provision of the Workers' Compensation Act, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 71-3-1 to -129 (Rev. 2000 Supp. 2002). For the reasons hereinafter discussed, we decline Richardson's invitation to recognize such a cause of action and therefore affirm the trial court's grant of Sara Lee's Motion to Dismiss or, in…