Parret v. UNICCO Serv. Co.
Oklahoma Supreme Court
127 P.3d 572 (2005)
Relevant factsFree
Parret (plaintiff), an employee electrocuted and killed while replacing emergency lights at a tire plant, sued his employer UNICCO and property owner Bridgestone/Firestone (defendants) in federal court; the federal court certified questions of Oklahoma tort law, including how to distinguish the different tiers and levels of culpable conduct, to the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant's conduct is intentional only if the defendant desired to cause the injury or knew that the injury was substantially certain to result from the conduct.