Legal Opinion
Riley v. F.A. Richard & Associates, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided February 17, 2009No. 2007-CA-00755-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, J.,
for the Court.
¶ 1. After a work-related maritime injury, Joe Riley sued Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc. (now Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc.); its self-insured claims administrator, F.A. Richard & Associates, Inc. (FARA); and case manager Alexis Hyland (collectively, the Defendants or Appellees) for numerous claims of negligence and intentional tort. The essence of Riley’s complaint was that due to an ex parte meeting between Hyland and Riley’s treating physician, the physician was influenced to give a medical review favorable to the employer regarding Riley’s back injury. The…
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