Legal Opinion
Council v. FEDEX CUSTOM CRITICAL, INC.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 21, 2011No. 46,558-WCAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
| j Nancy Council appeals a judgment sustaining an exception of no right of action and dismissing her workers’ compensation claim against her alleged employer, FedEx Custom Critical. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
Ms. Council and her husband had worked in trucking since the late 1980s. In 2007, they called a recruiter for FedEx Custom Critical (“FedEx”) who gave them names of independent contractors who supplied trucks and drivers for FedEx. Ms. Council testified that she called SB Transports, one of the contractors, who hired them. They drove to Atlanta, Georgia, to pick up a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Board of Directors v. All TaxpayersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Estrada v. Fedex Ground Package System, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2007
- Succession of Faget v. FagetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
- Fuller v. US Aircraft Ins. GroupLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
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