BLUE v. MOUNTAIRE FARMS, INC.

No. COA15-751.

786 S.E.2d 393 (2016)

Brian BLUE, Plaintiff, v. MOUNTAIRE FARMS, INC., Mountaire Farms of North Carolina Corp., Mountaire Farms, LLC, Charles Branton, Daniel Pate, James Lanier, Robert Garroutte, a/k/a Robert Garroutte, Jr., Christopher Smith, Halley Ondona, Thomas Saufley, Detra Swain, as Executrix of the Estate of Clifton Swain, The Estate of Clifton Swain, and Bradford Scott Hancox, Public Administrator of Cumberland County, North Carolina, and as Successor or substitute Personal Representative and/or Administrator and/or Collector of the Estate of Clifton Swain, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 17, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro, by Lisa W. Arthur and Lisa K. Shortt , for defendants.

Pinto Coates Kyre & Bowers, PLLC, by Jon Ward , Paul D. Coates , and Adam L. White , Greensboro, A.G. Linett & Associates, P.A., by Adam G. Linett Greensboro and J. Rodrigo Pocasangre , for plaintiff.


This appeal arises out of a tragic accident involving the release of ammonia at a poultry processing plant in which Brian Blue ("Plaintiff") was severely injured and a co-worker, Clifton Swain ("Swain"), was killed. In his lawsuit, Plaintiff asserted Woodson1 claims against Defendants Mountaire Farms...

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