Where a plaintiff, who was injured working on high-voltage power lines, brought claims including negligence and strict liability against the electric cooperative defendant, the plaintiff’s employer was an independent contractor, and the defendant did not exercise the type of control ...

Tagged with: independent contractor Power Line Accident Strict Liability

Where a manager hired by an oil company to manage and expand its business filed a constriction-lien statement when he left the company and a subsequent lawsuit alleging claims that included breach of contract, fraud, promissory estoppel and unjust enrichment, ...

Tagged with: Construction Lien independent contractor Lien Rights

  Where a plaintiff sued his former employer claiming that he was terminated in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Minnesota Whistleblower Act as retaliation for his legal action against the company, summary judgment for the defendants is ...

Tagged with: Fair Labor Standards Act independent contractor Standing Torts

  Where a truck driver, who was injured in a fall from a faulty stairway while checking water levels in the defendant’s holding tanks, challenged the dismissal of his personal-injury action, the truck driver worked for an independent contractor employed ...

Tagged with: Faulty Stairs independent contractor Negligence personal injury

Ag Spectrum Company v. Elder (MLW No. 70856/Case No. 16-3113 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

Tagged with: contracts Enforceability independent contractor Non-Compete Provision

Bishop & Associates, LLC v. Ameren Corporation (MLW No. 70705/Case No. SC95658 – 17 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; Fischer, Stith, Draper, Wilson and Russell, JJ., concur. Powell, J., not participating)

Tagged with: Employer – Employee independent contractor Public Policy Wrongful Discharge

Woodall v. Christian Hospital NE-NW (MLW No. 68245/Case No. ED101777 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)

Tagged with: Duty Of Care independent contractor Negligence premises liability

Key v. Diamond International Trucks (MLW No. 67378/Case No. WD77323 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)

Tagged with: comparative fault independent contractor Negligence

Alexander v. Avera St. Luke’s Hospital (MLW No. 66983/Case No. 13-2592 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

Tagged with: Employer - Employee independent contractor

Pinson v. 45 Development, LLC (MLW No. 66635/Case No. 13-3327 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)

Tagged with: Duty independent contractor Negligence

Kramer v. Cash Link Systems (MLW No. 65042/Case No. 12-1956 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

Tagged with: civil practice independent contractor vicarious liability