Court Tosses Worker's Appeal of Order Rejecting Co-Worker Immunity Defense to Tort Action

An Ohio appellate court denied review of a worker’s claim of immunity from a tort action filed by a colleague, finding the trial judge’s rejection of the immunity claim was not a final order subject to immediate review. Case: Yeaples v. Precision Directional Boring, No. 16CA0031-M, 09/25/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Donald Yeaples and Gary Cole worked for Precision Directional Boring. In January 2010, Precision sent them to a site in Summit County to identify residential connections for storm, sanitary and water pipes potentially in the path of a planned water m...