Parent Corporation Failed to Prove Exclusive Remedy Applied

A parent corporation failed to prove that a substantial right to exclusive remedy would be affected by a trial court's denial of its motion for summary judgment, an appellate court ruled.Case: Van Dyke v. CMI Terex Corp., et al., No. COA09-539, 12/8/09, published.Facts: Paul Van Dyke, the decedent worker, was an employee at an asphalt plant owned by Rea Contracting in Kings Mountain. In November 2005, an explosion occurred, causing a steel pipe to strike Van Dyke in the head and kill him. Paul's wife, Linda Van Dyke, sued Rea Contracting's employees, various manufacturers of t...