Legal Opinion
Lester Whitehead v. Zurich American Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 18, 2003No. 02-60907PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant, Lester Whitehead (‘Whitehead”), appeals the dismissal of his intentional tort claims against Defendant-Appellee, his employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Zurich American Insurance Company (“Zurich”). The district court dismissed Whitehead’s claim as premature because he had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. The district court also denied Whitehead’s motion to amend his complaint and add his employer as a defendant.
BACKGROUND
Whitehead is an employee of F.E. Moran, Inc. Fire Protection (“Moran”). Moran is not a party to this…
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