Contractor's Employee Can't Sue Utility Co. for Electric Shock Injuries

A divided Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the employee of an independent contractor could not proceed with a tort claim against a utility company for injuries from coming into contact with an energized transformer. Case: Duran v. Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., No. CV-16-458, 02/08/2018, published. Facts: The Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. hired Charles Glover Trenching & Backhoe as an independent contractor to dig a trench from a residential property to a pad-mounted electrical transformer, place conduit piping in the trench and install electrical wi...