Legal Opinion
CONCERT SYSTEMS USA, INC. v. Weaver
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided May 11, 2010No. 2009-WC-00835-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, P.J., for the Court:
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 1. John Weaver was injured in an eighteen-wheeler accident while driving a truck for Concert Systems USA, Inc. (Concert Systems). Weaver filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, which was disputed by Concert Systems. Concert Systems alleges that it did not fall within the scope of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) because Weaver was an independent contractor, and it did not have the required number of employees to be subject to the Act.
¶ 2. A hearing was held before an administrative law judge (ALJ) to determine the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. Jackson Const. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Weatherspoon v. Croft Metals, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- KLLM, Inc. v. FowlerMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- DeLaughter v. South Cent. Tractor PartsMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Ray v. Babcock & Wilcox Co., Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1980
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