High Court Majority Denies Immunity to Corporate Parent

A divided Alabama Supreme Court ruled that an employer’s corporate parent did not have immunity from civil liability for the death of two employees in an explosion. Case: Ex Parte Ultratec Special Effects Inc., Nos. 1180180 and 1180183, 11/08/2019, published. Facts: Ultratec Special Effects Inc. is a Canadian corporation that manufactures special-effects equipment. Ultratec Special Effects (HSV) Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ultratec Special Effects based in Alabama. Ultratec HSV manufactures indoor and close-proximity pyrotechnics at a plant in Owens Cross Roads. Adrian ...