Estate Can't Hold Employer Civilly Liable for Deadly Trench Collapse

An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death claim against an employer by the estate of a worker who died after a trench collapse. Case: Estate of Mennett v. Stauffer Site Services LLC, Nos. CA2019-09-096 and CA2019-10-110, 09/08/2020, published. Facts: In 2015, Stauffer Site Services LLC secured a contract to provide excavating and installation services for a street reconstruction project in Hillsboro. Marcus A. Mennett worked for SSS under the supervision of Jack and John Stauffer. On Oct. 6, 2009, Jack Stauffer met with Shawn Adkins, the city’s public ...