United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint due to preclusion by Workers' Compensation laws is affirmed on their tort law claims relating to a workplace injury, and defendant is necessarily bound to Workers' Compensation liability as a result of the court's finding of preclusion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/13/2005
• Decided 12/12/2005
• Published 12/12/2005

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lee W. Barron (argued), Alton, IL, Michael J. McDonald, Cooper & McDonald, Jerseville, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffery T. McPherson (argued), Armstrong Teasdale, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.