Baker v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. CORP. & MONSANTO CO.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

We have agreed to answer two questions about the viability of tort claims against employers, certified to us by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 15(0). Those questions are:

I) Whether there is an intentional tort exception to the exclusivity provision of the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Act, Ind.Code § 22-3-2-6, and

II) Whether there is an intentional tort exception to the exclusivity provision of the Occupational Diseases Act, Ind. Code § 22-3-7-6.

As to the first question, we hold that there is no…