Tort Claim by Worker Allegedly Struck on Head by Colleague Can't Be Decided on Summary Judgment

A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s intentional tort claim against a colleague who had struck his hardhat with a piece of scaffolding when he didn’t respond to a verbal admonishment. Case: Chevis v. Rivera, No. 2021 CA 0124, 09/24/2021, published. Facts: Kenneth Chevis and Ernesto Rivera worked for Apache Industrial Services Inc. The men were disassembling scaffolding together in April 2018 when Chevis paused working to check the time on his watch. Rivera verbally admonished Chevis for this, and when Chevis did not respond, Rivera use...