Derosia v. Book Press, Inc.

Plaintiff, the wife of an injured employee, commenced this loss of consortium action against her husband’s employer, The Book Press, Inc., 1 and the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty). The complaint alleged, inter alia, that Liberty’s negligent inspection of the work place was the proximate cause of her husband’s physical injuries, on account of which she suffered damages for loss of consortium. The action is here on interlocutory appeal, under V.R.A.P. 5(b)(1), from an order of the Windham Superior Court denying Liberty’s motion to dismiss.…