Legal Opinion
Defoe v. Phillip
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided January 5, 2012No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2009-0007PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(January 5, 2012)
2Per curiam
Appellant Timothy Defoe appeals from the Superior Court’s February 12, 2009 Opinion and Order granting summary judgment to Appellee Lenroy Phillip on the grounds that his lawsuit is barred under the Virgin Islands Workers’ Compensation Act (“VIWCA”). Because the plain language of the VIWCA does not support extending an employer’s immunity from suit to a co-employee, we reverse the Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment and remand this matter to the Superior Court for further proceedings.
*116I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The underlying action arose…
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