Laundree v. AMCA International

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Ronald Laundree, a Michigan resident, sued defendant employer, AMCA International (AMCA), and its insurance carrier, Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers), following plaintiffs work-related injury. Jurisdiction in the district court was based on diversity of citizenship. Plaintiff was injured when another employee, who was allegedly drunk, failed to operate a crane properly. Plaintiff maintains that numerous members of AMCA’s management team knew that Phelps, the crane operator, regularly reported to work drunk, and knew that Phelps was drunk on the date in…