The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that a worker's tort claim is barred where workers' compensation benefits have been paid by a merger successor.
In Braga v. Genlyte Group, Inc., No. 04-2429, 08/25/2005, Antonio Braga injured his hand in a hydraulic press accident while working for Genlyte-Thomas Group, LLC (Genlyte-Thomas). Genlyte-Thomas was the result of numerous corporate mergers between Lightolier Incorporated (Lightolier), Genlyte Group, Inc. (Genlyte), and Thomas Industries, Inc. Braga started out working for Lightolier (the initial purchaser of the pres...
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