Peay v. U.S. Silica Co.

Harwell, Chief Justice:

Pursuant to Rule 228, SCACR, the following question has been certified to this Court by the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina:

When a statutory employee has drawn benefits under the Workers’ Compensation System, can an “owner” as defined by S.C. Code Ann. section 42-1-400, who has intentionally exposed that statutory employee to a hazardous substance that was substantially certain to cause the employee harm, claim the protection of the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation System, or would the holding of Woodson v. Rowland,…