Barraza v. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

In this personal injury case, Mauricio and Theresa Barraza (plaintiffs) filed a complaint in negligence and strict product liability against defendant Tootsie Roll Industries following plaintiff Mauricio Barraza’s injury at his workplace, the Sweets Mix factory. Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant.

The trial court granted summary judgment on the basis that defendant Tootsie Roll Industries was Mr. Barraza’s employer as a matter of law and thus immune from a common law action by plaintiffs against it. The exclusive remedy available to an…