Bergeron v. Murphy Oil, U.S.A., Inc.

| CANNIZZARO, J.

WRIT GRANTED; JUDGMENT REVERSED IN PART.

Relator, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (“Murphy Oil”), filed an application for supervisory writ seeking review of the trial court’s judgment insofar as it denied its motion for partial summary judgment on this issue of whether the plaintiffs1 have a claim in intentional tort against Murphy Oil.

FACTS'

Jim Bergeron and Kevin Taylor were employed by Lou-Con, Inc. (“Lou-Con”) as pipefitters. Murphy Oil and Lou-Con executed an agreement in 1991 whereby Lou-Con agreed to perform general maintenance and construction activities at the Murphy Oil refinery…