Knox v. Rhodia Inc ( 2003 )

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D May 8, 2003 In the Charles R. Fulbruge III United States Court of Appeals Clerk for the Fifth Circuit _______________ m 02-30944 _______________ JOHN KNOX AND DENISE KNOX, ON BEHALF OF JACOB KNOX, ON BEHALF OF LOGAN KNOX, ON BEHALF OF BAYLEE KNOX, Plaintiffs-Appellants, VERSUS RHODIA, INC., Defendant-Appellee. _________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana m 01-CV-263-C2 ____________ Before SMITH, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, John Knox and his wife sued Rhodia, Inc., Circuit Judges. for injuries Knox sustained on the job. The district court entered summary judgment for PER CURIAM:* Rhodia, Inc., on the basis that it is Knox’s statutory employer and thus is immune from * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published * and is not precedent except under the limited circum- (...continued) (continued...) stances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. tort liability under Louisiana law. We have read the briefs, applicable portions of the record, and the pertinent authorities, and have heard the arguments of counsel. Finding no error in the careful explanation of the district court, we affirm, essentially for the reasons given by that court. Knox has failed to overcome the presumption that Rhodia, Inc., is his statutory employer. AFFIRMED. 2