Mead v. Western Slate, Inc.

¶ 1. Defendants Western Slate, Inc. and Jeffrey N. Harri-

son appeal from the denial of their post-trial motions for judgment as a matter of law, or in the alternative, for a new trial, following a jury verdict finding them liable for injuries to their employee, plaintiff Martin Mead, Jr., under the intentional-injury exception to the workers’ compensation law. Defendants contend the court erred in ruling that the exception could be satisfied by a showing that they knew to a “substantial certainty” their conduct would result in plaintiffs injury. We conclude that the evidence was insufficient…