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Mayles v. Shoney's, Inc.

Citations

  • 405 S.E.2d 15
  • 185 W. Va. 88
  • 1990 W. Va. LEXIS 278

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that intent of deliberate intent statute was “to make it more difficult for an employer to lose the immunity provided to him by the Workers’ Compensation Act.”
  • recognizing that intent of deliberate intent statute was \to make it more difficult for an employer to lose the immunity provided to him by the Workers' Compensation Act.\
  • “A plaintiff may establish ‘deliberate intention’ in a civil action against an employer for a work-related injury by offering evidence to prove the five specific requirements provided in W. Va.Code § 23-4-2(c)(2)(ii) (1983).’’
  • “A plaintiff may establish ‘deliberate intention’ in a civil action against an employer for a work-related injury by offering evidence to prove the five specific requirements provided in W.Va.Code § 23-4-2(c)(2)(ii) (1983).”
  • plaintiffs expert testified that specific OSHA regulations had been violated
  • “The statute creating a legislative standard for loss of employer immunity from civil liability for work-related injury to employees found in W. Va.Code § 23-4-2 (1983) essentially sets forth two separate and distinct methods of proving ‘deliberate intention.’ ”

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Judges: Neely, Workman

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