Worker Fails to Assert Viable Claim of Intentional Act by Statutory Employer

A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s civil suit was not viable because he failed to assert an intentional act by the defendant, and the defendant qualified as his statutory employer. Case: Knight v. Methanex USA LLC, No. 26-30178, 08/10/2026, unpublished. Facts: Albert Knight worked for the Turner Industries Group LLC. Methanex USA LLC and Methanex Louisiana LLC hired Turner to perform a “maintenance turnaround” of Methanex’s methanol plant in Geismar. Knight was part of a crew assigned to install a 2,500-pound “check valve” at the pla...