Exclusivity Bars Tort Suit by Worker Who Fell Into Vat of Molten Lead

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing the negligence claim by a worker who fell into a vat of molten lead against the company that had hired his employer to perform maintenance work. Case: Johnson v. Exide Technologies Inc., No. 23-3528, 05/08/2025, published. Facts: Trenton Johnson worked for Concorp Inc., which had an oral agreement with Exide Technologies Inc. to perform maintenance work at an Exide facility in Kansas City, Missouri. Johnson went to the Exide facility to replace a belt inside a conveyor that Concorp had installed months earli...