The appellate court affirmed summary judgment in favor of the employer, Cole Tool & Die Company, finding that the plaintiff failed to establish the required deliberate intent to injure under Ohio's intentional tort statute.
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Summary judgment on employer intentional tort press crushed hand
What This Ruling Means
# Hunter v. Cole Tool & Die Co.
## What Happened
A worker at Cole Tool & Die Company suffered a serious hand injury when a press crushed their hand. The worker filed a lawsuit claiming the employer intentionally caused this injury.
## What the Court Decided
The Ohio appellate court ruled in favor of the employer. The court found that the worker did not provide enough evidence to prove the employer deliberately intended to cause the injury. Because intentional harm requires proof that someone acted on purpose to hurt someone else—not just that an accident happened—the court dismissed the case.
## Why This Matters for Workers
This ruling shows that workers injured by equipment at work face a high legal hurdle if they try to sue for intentional harm. Employers are generally protected unless they can be proven to have deliberately caused an injury on purpose. Workers who suffer job-related injuries typically pursue claims through workers' compensation insurance instead, which doesn't require proving the employer intended harm but also limits damages.
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