Dalton Vicknair Francis Ann Vicknair v. Formosa Plastics Corporation, Louisiana Harold Deemer

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we are asked to determine whether a manufacturer may claim tort immunity as a “statutory employer” under Louisiana’s Workers’ Compensation laws when an employee of an independent transportation contractor is injured while delivering component materials from a third-party vendor to that manufacturer. This ease comes to us following the district court’s grant of the manufacturer’s Motion for Summary Judgment, dismissing the injured employee’s suit after the court found the manufacturer to be a statutory employer. We conclude that the Louisiana Supreme…