Employer Not Liable for Worker's Attack on Truck Driver

A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of the consolidated actions against an employer and its insurance carrier for injuries that a truck driver suffered after being assaulted by an employee. Todd Collins worked for R&S Excavation and Dirt Service. On April 30, 2015, Collins was operating a log truck for his employer, delivering a load to Georgia Pacific's paper mill in Port Hudson, Louisiana. While waiting in line with a number of other trucks, Collins noticed that a truck ahead of him in line, which was operated by Wayne Stevenson, was not moving. When Stevenson failed t...