Williams v. Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

Three employees filed petitions for general, special and exemplary damages against their employer, Superior Uniform Group, Inc., and its plant manager. Defendants filed motions for summary judgment claiming that plaintiffs’ exclusive remedy for an occupational disease is in workers’ compensation. The trial court granted the motions. We affirm.

Facts

Plaintiffs, Vonda Williams, Carla Washington, and the now deceased Ruth Boy-ette, were all employed at various times over the last several years at a garment sewing facility operated by Superior Uniform Group Inc., d/b/a Louisiana Uniform…