Blue v. Mountaire Farms, Inc.

DAVIS, Judge.

*490 This appeal arises out of a tragic accident involving the release of ammonia at a poultry processing plant in which Brian Blue ("Plaintiff") was severely injured and a co-worker, Clifton Swain ("Swain"), was killed. In his lawsuit, Plaintiff asserted Woodson 1 claims against Defendants Mountaire Farms, Inc. ("Mountaire Farms"), Mountaire Farms of North Carolina Corp., and Mountaire Farms, LLC (collectively "the Mountaire Defendants"). Plaintiff also asserted Pleasant 2 claims against Charles Branton; Daniel Pate; James Lanier; 3 Robert Garroutte, a/k/a Robert Garroutte, Jr.;…