US 3rd Rules Virgin Is Comp Trumps Civil IIED Claim

The United States 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Virgin Islands Workers' Compensation Act precludes an injured employee's civil claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress. In EDDY v. VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER & POWER AUTH. (05/21/04 - No. 02-4057), Gabrielle Eddy ,a first class lineman trained to do "hot line" work employed for the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (WAPA), sustained serious injuries on June 2, 1994 when he was directed to perform work in a known hazardous and unsafe situation. Eddy had protested, but en...