Rochelle v. White Castle Lumber & Shingle Co.
Citations
- 120 La. 588
- 45 So. 449
- 1908 La. LEXIS 542
Syllabus
<p>1. Master and Servant — Injury to Servant —Defective Appliances.</p> <p>This is a suit against an employer for damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff, an employé, from the breaking of a belt on machinery in operation near the place where plaintiff was working, by which he lost an eye. Defendant is held responsible under the conditions shown for having violated his obligation as an employer to so carry on the operation of his business as to afford safety to his workmen by the use of safe appliances.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>The workman is entitled to protection when in the discharge of duties incidentally arising under his employment.</p> <p>'[Ed. Note. — For cases in point, see Cent. Dig. vol. 34, Master and Servant, §§ 135-138, 171-175.]</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
How courts have described this case
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- noting that, “at the motion[-]to[-]dismiss stage, the hurdle of alleging a causal link is not a high one”
- finding that other investigations involving defendant outside of case did not “impact the potential for reputational damage from this litigation”
- explaining that unrelated investigations do not necessarily mitigate reputational consequences of litigation itself
- finding that one plaintiff sufficiently pled facts to support retaliatory hostile work environment claim because plaintiffs had pled some conduct in support, and also finding that plaintiffs did not need to exhaustively list all actions evincing retaliatory intent in complaint
- dismissing negligent training and supervision claims because they were “not predicate[d] . . . on a common law cause of action”
- denying dismissal where plaintiff alleged she was “was not allowed to work [an] event . . . even though the event was understaffed” shortly after reporting her rape
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Judges: Nicholls
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