Coleman v. St. Thomas Hospital

OPINION

ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S.,

delivered the opinion of the Court,

in which DAVID R. FARMER, J„ and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J„ joined.

Plaintiffs filed suit against their employer, alleging common law negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress due to their exposure to carbon monoxide in the workplace. The employer filed a motion for summary judgment, contending that Plaintiffs’ tort claims were barred by Tennessee’s workers’ compensation law. The trial court denied the employer’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that Plaintiffs’ injuries did not “arise out of’ their…