High Court Tosses Negligence-Based Claims Against Employer

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a plaintiff’s claims of negligent hiring, retention, supervision and general negligence for failing to provide a safe work environment. Case: Schaffner Manufacturing Co. v. Powell, No. 2020-IA-00320-SCT, 01/06/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: In March 2019, Darius Powell filed a civil suit asserting he had been the victim of an attack by Rederick Kelly and O'Derrick Clark. Powell alleged the attack had taken place in December 2017 while Kelly and Clark were in t...