A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of the wrongful death and negligence claims against an employer and its parent corporation for a worker’s death from heatstroke.
Case: Halsey v. The Townsend Corp. of Indiana, No. 18-2908, 12/21/2021, published.
Facts: Tyler S. Halsey worked for Townsend Tree Service Co. LLC for four days on a road crew trimming trees. Jeff A. Richardson was his supervisor.
On July 22, 2016, the temperature reached 96 degrees. Halsey allegedly was especially susceptible to heatstroke due to his obesity and inexperience working outside in the heat. Ne...
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