Stanley v. Airgas-Southwest, Inc.

| plaintiff was injured in a work-related accident. The accident occurred when a cylinder exploded as one of plaintiffs coworkers attempted to fill it with compressed gas. It was later determined the cylinder was marked as defective, but plaintiffs co-worker did not see this marking at the time he attempted to fill the cylinder.

Subsequently, plaintiff filed the instant suit against several defendants, including his employer, Airgas-Southwest, Inc. (“Airgas”), alleging an intentional tort. Airgas filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing it was immune from liability under the workers’…