Court Tosses Worker's Civil Suit Over Accident Leading to Leg Amputation

A Louisiana appellate court threw out a worker’s civil suit against his co-worker for negligence that allegedly led to an accident resulting in the partial amputation of his leg. Case: Bagwell v. Quality Easel Co., No. 53,282-CW, 11/18/2020, published. Facts: Douglas Bagwell worked for the Quality Easel Co. James Dugdale Jr. was the sole owner and manager. On Sept. 2, 2015, Dugdale and Bagwell were both working at the Tremont westbound highway rest area. Dugdale was using a track hoe to lift concrete barriers onto a truck for Bagwell to transport to a storage yard. As Dugdale was mov...