Legal Opinion
Rice Ex Rel. Lopez v. Harper
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 22, 2008No. 64A03-0801-CV-3PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAY, Judge.
Dagoberto Lopez was injured while riding in a van driven by an employee of Kenny Industrial Services. Yolanda Rice, as Lopez’s guardian and next friend, filed suit against Kenny. Kenny filed a motion to dismiss, asserting the Worker’s Compensation Act provided Lopez’s exclusive remedy. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss, and we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Lopez was employed by Labor Ready, a temporary staffing agency. On October 3, 1999, Lopez was assigned to work an evening shift for Kenny. Kenny had a contract with NIPSCO to clean its generating plant in…
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