High Court Revisits Dispute Over Employer's 'Conscious Disregard' of Injury

The Idaho Supreme Court revisited its ruling on whether an employer “consciously disregarded knowledge” that a piece of equipment posed a significant risk of harm to an employee when she was fatally injured. Case: Gomez v. Crookham Co., No. 45542, 02/10/2020, published. Facts: Francisca Gomez worked for the Crookham Co., a wholesale seed distributor in Caldwell. In early 2015, Crookham decided that a new picking table was necessary to sort seeds more efficiently. A Crookham employee fabricated the new table and it was installed in late 2015. In January 2016, Crookham assign...