Maney v. Louisiana Pacific Corp.

¶1 Karen A. Maney (Maney) and the Louisiana Pacific Corporation (LP) appeal from the judgment entered by the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, on its order granting summary judgment to Thomas B. Cheff, d/b/a T & S Cheff Logging (Cheff), and denying LP’s motion for leave to file a cross-claim against Cheff. We affirm.

¶2 We address the following issues:

¶3 1. Did the District Court err in granting summary judgment to Cheff based on its conclusion that the claims raised in Maney’s complaint were barred by the exclusive remedy provision of Montana’s Workers’ Compensation Act?

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