4th Circuit Asks State Supreme Court for Guidance on High Voltage Line Safety Act's Application

A federal appellate court has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the state's Overhead High Voltage Line Safety Act was implicated by the circumstances surrounding a worker’s fatal electric shock and whether the act’s indemnification provision was triggered by the facts of the case. Case: A&N Electric Cooperative v. Dietzel Enterprises Inc., No. 24-1742, 10/09/2025, published. Facts: Accomack County, Virginia, owns a radio communications tower. The county hired an engineering firm to assess the structural integrity of the tower, and the compa...