Elizabeth Mustapha v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

This case involves a question of interpretation of the Rhode Island Workmen’s Compensation Act. 1 Plaintiff has been receiving benefits under the Act from the defendant, her employer’s insurance carrier. In this diversity suit she alleges that the insurance carrier is also liable in damages for common law negligence arising out of the same accident. The negligence relied upon stems from defendant’s alleged breach of its duty to inspect and provide safety measures in the operation and maintenance of the employer’s plant and machinery, as a result of which plaintiff, a power press operator in…