Employer's Decision not to Require Use of Safety Harnesses Didn't Show Intent to Injure

An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a widow's tort claim based on her husband's fatal fall from a roof because his employer's decision not to require the use of safety harnesses did not evince a deliberate intent to harm him. Case: Head v. Reilly Painting and Contracting, No. 101718, 02/26/2015, published. Facts: William Head was an experienced laborer who worked for Reilly Painting. While he was on the flat roof of a residential garage, removing shingles in preparation for installing a new roof, his foreman, Peter Lukas, asked Head to pass him a broom. Head lean...