Jones v. Otis Elevator Co.

By Judge Melvin R. Hughes, Jr.

In this case, plaintiff, an employee of Virginia Commonwealth University, has asserted a claim for a personal injury recovery against Otis Elevator Company, an elevator manufacturer. He alleges injury while riding an Otis elevator in a building leased by his employer, VCU. Otis asserts in its Motion to Dismiss that plaintiff’s remedy lies exclusively under the provisions of Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act. Otis argues that, even though plaintiff says his injury occurred in a building not owned but leased by VCU, under the General Assembly’s direction in law to…