Barber v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether there exists an exception to the exclusivity provision of the Occupational Disease Act (“ODA”)1 for injuries to employees caused by the alleged intentional misconduct of their employer. The appellees, the plaintiffs below, instituted this action against their former and/or current employer2 appellant Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (“PCC” or “Pittsburgh Corning”) and its parent corporations to recover damages for asbestos related diseases they allegedly contracted while employed at PCC’s Port Allegheny Plant.

The initial…