Pixley v. Pro-Pak Industries, Inc. (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Pro-Pak Industries, Inc., and Toledo L & L Realty Company appeal from a judgment of the Sixth District Court of Appeals that reversed summary judgment granted by the trial court in their favor in connection with Phillip Pixley’s intentional tort claim arising from injuries he sustained when struck by a transfer car in the course and scope of his employment at Pro-Pak.

{¶ 2} Pursuant to R.C. 2745.01, an intentional tort claim requires a demonstration of the employer’s intent to cause injury to an employee. And more specifically, R.C. 2745.01(C) provides a rebuttable presumption that the…