Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Intentional Tort Claims Against Statutory Employer

A Louisiana appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of two workers’ intentional tort claims against their statutory employer for their burn injuries in a refinery accident. Case: Zamora v. Equilon Enterprises LLC, No. 24-CA-507, 05/14/2025, published. Facts: Joany Zamora and Juan Trinidad worked for BrandSafway LLC. Equilon Enterprises LLC hired BrandSafway to work at a Shell Oil Co. refinery in Norco. Equilon was a subsidiary of Shell. Zamora and Trinidad were installing scaffolding near a residual catalytic cracking unit when steam condensate vented onto them, causing seve...