High Court Overturns Jury Award to Injured Worker in Tort Suit Against Coworker

A divided Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a worker failed to establish a viable negligence claim against a supervisory co-employee for removing a safety guard from a machine before an accident. Case: Brock v. Dunne, No. SC97542, 11/09/2021, published. Facts: Danny Brock worked at JMC Manufacturing on its lamination line. JMC used a high-pressure laminating machine manufactured by Black Bros. Co. Mark Edwards was a supervisor at JMC. Edwards and the employees under his supervision fed sheets of particle board, gypsum or medium-density fiberboard into one end of the machine, which woul...