Legal Opinion
Savant v. James River Paper Co., Inc.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided January 7, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-703-BPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
The motion before the Court requires the Court to define the employment relationship between the plaintiff, David Savant, and James River Paper Company, Inc. (“James River”) for purposes of the Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Act. Defendants have filed a motion for summary judgment asserting that James River is a statutory employer of David Savant which bars plaintiffs’ delictual claim for work-related injuries. Applying the recent amendment to La.R.S. 23:1061, the Court finds James River to be David Savant’s statutory…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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