Supreme Court Says Exclusivity Barred Tort Claim by Estate of Pilot Killed in Plane Crash

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the state's workers' compensation act provided the exclusive remedy to the estate of a pilot who was killed in a crash while at the controls of a plane he allegedly lacked the proper certification to fly. Case: Central Flying Service v. Pulaski County Circuit Court, No. CV-14-864, 02/19/2015, published. Facts: Mason Mauldin worked as a pilot for Central Flying Service until his death in January 2013 while flying from Monroe, Louisiana, to Beaumont, Texas. Mauldin's estate filed a wrongful-death complaint against CFS and Mauldin's supervi...