United States Sixth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiffs' personal injury suit, stemming from exposure to radioactive substances at their place of employment, is affirmed where the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy for their claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2005
• Published 03/08/2005

Judges

• Before:  DAUGHTREY and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  RICE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Douglas H. Morris II, Oldfather & Morris, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellants.  Robert E. Tait, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, Ohio, Elizabeth R. Geise, Goodwin Procter, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Douglas H. Morris II, Andrew J. Horne, Oldfather & Morris, Louisville, Kentucky, William F. McMurry, McMurry & Associates, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellants.  Robert E. Tait, Gail C. Ford, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, Ohio, Mark C. Whitlow, Whitlow, Roberts, Houston & Straub, Paducah, Kentucky, G. Wilson Horde, Kramer, Rayson, Leake, Rodgers & Morgan, Knoxville, Tennessee, Elizabeth R. Geise, Matthew M. Hoffman, Goodwin Procter, Washington, D.C., Charles S. Cassis, Lori E. Hammond, Frost, Brown & Todd, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees.