MN Court Affirms Exclusive Remedy in Korey Stringer Suit

The Minnesota Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed the decision of district court Judge Gary Larson in the action brought by Korey Stringer's family against three Viking athletic trainers. In their suit, the Stringer family asserted that the three trainers were grossly negligent in their care of Stringer when he experienced heat stroke during practice on August 1, 2002. The Court of Appeals held that workers' compensation benefits were all that the family could recover due to the exclusive remedy provision of the statute. Stanley Chesley, attorney for the Stringer family comment...