United States Fifth Circuit

Plaintiff's death, which was the result of a willful shooting by a co-worker while both men were on the job, is compensable under the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/14/2005
• Published 07/18/2005

Judges

• WIENER, Circuit Judge:, Before WIENER, DeMOSS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeremiah A. Collins, Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, DC, John L. Maxey, II, Maxey Wann, Jackson, MS, for Intern. Ass'n of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• William Fredric Blair (argued), Troy Farrell Odom, Blair & Bondurant, Brandon, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Luther T. Munford (argued), Fred L. Banks, Jr., LaToya Cheree Merritt, Phelps Dunbar, David L. Ayers, Joseph Collins Wohner, Jr., Mark David Jicka, Charles Clark, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, MS, for Defendants-Appellants.