Legal Opinion
Hodges v. Indiana Mills & Manufacturing Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 30, 2011No. 10-41152Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
I. Background
James Hodges was driving a truck for his employer, ABF Freight System, Inc. (“ABF”), when he was hit by another vehicle and rendered paraplegic. Following the accident, ABF paid James workers’ compensation benefits. James and his wife Beverly Hodges sued various third parties, including the company that employed the driver responsible for the accident, Indiana Mills & Manufacturing (“Indiana Mills”), and Mack Trucks, Inc. (“Mack”). ABF intervened to protect its subrogation rights for the workers’ compensation benefits it had paid (and continues to pay) to James.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- James Edwin Hodges Beverly Hodges, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. Mack Trucks, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. James Edwin Hodges Beverly Hodges v. Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc., Mack Trucks, Inc., James Edwin Hodges Beverly Hodges v. Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Abf Freight System, Inc., Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. LedbetterTexas Supreme Court · 2008
- Johnson v. Hospital Corp. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Arete Partners, L.P. v. GunnermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
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