Statutory Employer Doctrine Barred Worker's Tort Suit for Injuries as Plastics Plant

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker could not proceed with a tort suit against the owner of a plastics plant since it was the statutory employer of his statutory employer. Case: Spears v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No. 2019 CA 0309, 12/17/2019, published. Facts: The Exxon Mobil Corp. contracted with Poly-America L.P. to collect and remove scrap polyethylene pellets from ExxonMobil's plastics plant in Baton Rouge. As part of that contract, the parties agreed ExxonMobil would be the statutory employer of Poly-America’s employees and its subcontractors. Poly-America sub...