Lockhart v. Coastal International Security, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that it is the employee’s burden to prove that the WCA does not preempt a tort claim
• explaining that common law claims for negligence are barred by the WCA
• construing a post-answer Federal Rule 12(b) motion as a motion for judgment on the pleadings
• dismissal may be warranted where a plaintiff fails to abide by court orders “thereby frustrating the ability of the district court to discharge the responsibility of controlling its docket efficiently and to ensure compliance with judicial ■ orders.”
• “the law in this jurisdiction is clear that the WCA is the exclusive remedy for work-related injuries, with the result that common law . . . claims for negligence . . . are barred in civil actions
• “the law in this jurisdiction is clear that the WCA is the exclusive remedy for work-related injuries, with the result that common law . . . claims for negligence . . . are barred in civil actions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).