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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Declaratory Judgement

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND 

SOLUTIONS INC.,

)

)

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:16cv20-MHT

) (WO)

BUTTER AND EGG ADVENTURES, 

LLC, etc.,

)

)

)

 Defendant. )

 

OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiff, a Delaware corporation, filed this 

lawsuit against defendant, an Alabama corporation, for 

statutory subrogation of claims including negligence or 

wantonness, failure to provide safe premises, negligent 

supervision, and respondeat superior, all stemming from 

injuries suffered by one of plaintiff’s employees at 

defendant’s place of business and plaintiff’s resultant 

payment of worker’s compensation. This lawsuit is now 

before the court on the recommendation of the United 

States Magistrate Judge that the defendant’s motion to 

dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction be 

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denied. Also before the court is the defendant’s 

objection to the recommendation. After an independent 

and de novo review of the record, the court concludes 

that the magistrate judge’s recommendation should be 

adopted. Although the defendant objects in part on the 

basis of a preference for workmen’s compensation claims 

being handled in state courts, due to those courts’

increased accessibility and convenience for the worker, 

this case is not between the worker and his employer 

and therefore does not implicate such concerns. 

***

Accordingly, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE 

of the court that:

(1) Defendant’s objection (doc. no. 18) is

overruled.

(2) The magistrate judge’s recommendation (doc. no. 

17) is adopted.

(3) Defendant’s motion to dismiss (doc. no. 10) is 

denied. 

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This case is referred back to the United States 

Magistrate Judge for further proceedings.

DONE, this the 15th day of November, 2016.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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