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55 Tenn. L. Rev. 405 (1987-1988)
The Exclusiveness of an Employee's WOrkers' Compensation Remedy against His Employer

handle is hein.journals/tenn55 and id is 427 raw text is: THE EXCLUSIVENESS OF AN EMPLOYEE'S WORKERS' COMPENSATION REMEDY AGAINST HIS EMPLOYER JOSEPH H. KING, JR.* I. INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS ....................................... 406 II. NATURE OF THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY RULE ...................... 416 III. INJURIES AND DISEASES COVERED-THE COVERAGE FORMULA T EST ........................................................................ 4 18 A . R equirem ents ...................................................... 418 B. Problem Situations Involving Work-Related Injuries.. 421 1. No Entitlement to Disability or Medical Benefits. 421 2. Statutory Misconduct Defense .......................... 422 3. Special Statutory Requirements ......................... 423 4. Contracts Requiring Illegal Activities ................. 423 5. Misrepresentation of Pre-Existing Conditions ...... 424 6. Waivers of Compensation ................................ 424 7. The Last Injurious Exposure Rule .................... 425 8. M ental Injuries .............................................. 426 IV. INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES AFFECTED ............................. 426 A. Parties Protected by the Exclusive Remedy Rule ....... 426 1. Employer of the Injured Employee ................... 427 2. Workers' Compensation Insurer ....................... 427 3. Co-Em ployees ............................................... 434 B. Parties Precluded by the Exclusive Remedy Rule ....... 438 V. POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS TO THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY RULE ..... 439 A. In General .................................. 439 B. Intentional and Nontraditional Injuries .................... 441 1. O verview ...................................................... 44 1 2. Employer Liability for Intentional Injuries ......... 441 a. G enerally ................................................ 441 * Benwood Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law. B.A., 1965, Pennsylvania State University; J.D., 1970, University of Pennsylvania. Research for this article was supported in part by a Summer Research Award from the University of Tennessee College of Law and by a grant from the Clinton, Tennessee law firm of Ridenour & Ridenour. Douglas R. Ware, a second- year law student, provided excellent research assistance in connection with the citations in a later draft of the article.