Employee Can Sue Company in Tort for Injuries From Workplace Explosion

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that an injured worker presented sufficient evidence of intentional tortious conduct by his employer to proceed with a civil action against the company for his injuries from an explosion. Case: Soto v. ICO Polymers North America, No. A-3858-14T4, 10/11/2017, unpublished. Facts: Medwin Soto worked for ICO Polymers North America, a global company engaged in the business of grinding plastic pellets into powder.  Many of the materials pulverized or blended at ICO’s facilities are highly explosive.  In July 2007...