High Court Dodges Question of whether Premises Owner Entitled to Exclusive Remedy

A divided Arkansas Supreme Court last week overturned a trial judge's decision to allow a group of workers to proceed with their civil suit against a property owner based on a fatal crane collapse last year. The court explained that the question of whether an employer-employee relationship exists between parties is a factual issue solely within the jurisdiction of the state Workers' Compensation Commission, if a fair argument can be made either way. It issued writs of prohibition directing Susan Allen and Jess Clayton to make their arguments regarding Entergy Arkansas' liability f...