Exclusivity Didn't Bar Father's Emotional Distress Claim from Witnessing Death of Son

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the workers' compensation act did not bar a claim for the negligent infliction of emotional distress by a father who witnessed the death of his son while both were working for a mutual employer. Case: Collins v. COP Wyoming, No. S-15-0098, 02/10/2016, published. Facts: Charley Collins and his son Brett Collins both worked for COP Wyoming. In August 2012, Brett's supervisor instructed him to enter a trench box, even though the supervisor was operating an excavator within it. The bucket of the excavator struck...