Whotte v. International Paper Co.

CONERY, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Garred and Megan Whotte, filed a personal injury lawsuit against International Paper Company (IPCO) for injuries sustained by Mr. Whotte in an industrial accident. The trial court granted IPCO’s motion for summary judgment, dismissing the Whottes’ lawsuit with prejudice, finding that IPCO was immune from a suit sounding in tort on the basis that Mr. Whotte was IPCO’s statutory employee pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment dismissing the plaintiffs’ personal injury…