DURHAM v. PRIME INDUS. RECRUITERS, INC.

No. CV-14-54.

442 S.W.3d 881 (2014)

2014 Ark. App. 494

William L. DURHAM, Appellant v. PRIME INDUSTRIAL RECRUITERS, INC.; Elite Workforce Management; and Welspun Pipes, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

September 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Keith Wren , Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP, Little Rock, AR, by: James M. Simpson , Guy Alton Wade , and Phillip M. Brick, Jr. , for appellees.


DAVID M. GLOVER, Judge.

In this workers' compensation case, the Commission affirmed and adopted the ALJ's decision, which concluded that William Durham was jointly employed by both Elite Workforce (Elite) and Welspun Pipes (Welspun). Application of the dual-employment doctrine protects Welspun from tort liability under the exclusive-remedy provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act. In this appeal, Durham contends that 1) the Commission's finding that an implied...

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