ROBERTS v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIP SYS., INC.

No. 2012-CA-00047-COA.

108 So.3d 471 (2013)

Kenneth ROBERTS, Appellant v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIP SYSTEMS, INC., n/k/a Huntington Ingalls, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

January 29, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin Gary Sanderson , Michael Elton Pierce , attorneys for appellant.

John Patrick Kavanagh Jr. , attorney for appellee.

Before GRIFFIS, P.J., MAXWELL and FAIR, JJ.


FAIR, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Kenneth Roberts was injured working on a ship at the Ingalls shipyard, which was at that time owned and operated by Northtrop Grumman Ship Systems ("NGSS"). Roberts sued NGSS, alleging various acts of negligence. The trial court granted summary judgment to NGSS after finding as a matter of law that Roberts was a "borrowed employee" whose exclusive remedy was workers' compensation. We agree with the trial court, so we affirm.

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