Porter v. Beloit Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BARBOUR, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Motion of Defendant Papco, Inc. for Summary Judgment. Papco is a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Paper Company (“IP”), which was the employer of Plaintiff’s decedent. The question presented is whether Papco is entitled to the same protection of exclusivity of the workers’ compensation remedy as is IP. In this case of first impression under Mississippi law the Court finds that the subsidiary Papco is a separate and distinct corporation and may not be considered the “employer” of the Plaintiff’s…