WILLIAMS v. SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.

Nos. 37,176-CA, 37,177-CA.

847 So.2d 244 (2003)

Vonda WILLIAMS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees. Marvin Boyette, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Superior Uniform Group, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams & Krause, L.L.C., by Lynn E. Williams, Lynn Eric Williams, Jr., Kevin R. Krause, Baton Rouge, for Appellants.

Jeffrey Greer Rice, Baton Rouge, Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, by Jan P. Christiansen, Monroe, Ford & Harrison, L.L.P., by Pedro P. Forment, Samuel A. Terilli, for Appellees.

Before BROWN, GASKINS, and MOORE, JJ.


BROWN, C.J.

Three employees filed petitions for general, special and exemplary damages against their employer, Superior Uniform Group, Inc., and its plant manager. Defendants filed motions for summary judgment claiming that plaintiffs' exclusive remedy for an occupational disease is in workers' compensation. The trial court granted the motions. We affirm.

Facts

Plaintiffs, Vonda Williams, Carla Washington, and the now deceased Ruth Boyette...

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