Vega v. Southern Scrap Material Co.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This is a diversity suit by the survivors of a deceased employee, killed in a workplace accident in Louisiana, against an executive officer of the employer and against the employer’s liability insurer. The jury verdict was for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. We affirm.

The employee was covered by Louisiana’s Workmen’s Compensation Act, La. R.S. 23:1021 et seq., which provides that the remedies thereunder are to be the workman’s exclusive remedy against his employer, La.R.S. § 23:1032. However, the Act permits any cause of action the workman may have against any third…