Attenta, Inc. v. Calhoun

WOODALL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict for Lula Calhoun, based on her claim alleging the tort of outrage against Attenta, Inc. (“Attenta”), the third-party administrator of the workers’ compensation program for Linden Lumber Company, Inc. (“Linden”). We vacate the judgment and dismiss the case and the appeal.

I. Factual and Procedural History

This case ultimately arose out of a workplace accident in which Robert Lee Calhoun, Jr., the husband of Lula Calhoun, was fatally injured while employed by Linden. On March 14, 2003, following his death, Calhoun filed…