Exclusivity Applies to Worker Time-Barred from Filing Comp Claim

Exclusivity barred an injured worker from suing his employer for his injurious occupational exposure to asbestos and silica dust in tort, even though he was time-barred from pursuing a workers' compensation claim, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled. Case: Porocel Crop. v. Circuit Court of Saline County, No. 12-500, 04/25/2013, published.Facts: Booker T. Washington Jr. worked for the Porocel Corp. from approximately 1980 to 2007. A doctor diagnosed him with lung disease and silicosis, an irreversible condition caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, in 2011.Washington alleged th...