Entergy Arkansas, Inc.; Entergy Operations, Inc.; and Dp Engineering, Ltd. Co., Petitioners v. Pope County Circuit…

Summary

The court granted writs of prohibition barring the circuit court from continuing to exercise jurisdiction over Clayton's claims against Entergy and DP. It held that the Workers' Compensation Commission had exclusive original jurisdiction to determine the fact-dependent questions concerning statutory-employer, special-employer, and co-employee status and related immunity. Justice Baker, joined by Justice Hart, dissented for the reasons stated in the companion case.