Lennie v. Profile Products, LLC

NEWBY, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether the exclusivity provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act protects the member-manager of a limited liability company (“LLC”) with respect to an employee’s injuries arising out of employment with the LLC. We hold that the exclusivity provision applies when a member-manager is conducting the business of an employer LLC. Accordingly, we reverse the Court of Appeals.

*632I. BACKGROUND

This action arises from injuries sustained by plaintiff Lennie Hamby (“Hamby”) while working for defendant Terra-Mulch Products, L.L.C. (“Terra-Mulch”). Hamby was…