Court Opinion

ID: 9750644
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 15:15:45.245701+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:26:15.642612
License: Public Domain

CONCURRING OPINION BY
GANTMAN, J.:
¶ 1 I agree with the majority that the Workers’ Compensation statute does not preempt Appellant’s claim against the J.B. Hunt entities, although I respectfully disagree with the majority’s narrow interpretation of the issue on appeal as limited solely to preemption. Nevertheless, given the decision to remand for further proceedings, I think the court should revisit and decide the J.B. Hunt entities’ motion for judgment on the pleadings on the other grounds asserted in that motion. Specifically, the court should review only the well-pled facts contained in Appellant’s complaint and determine if Appellant sufficiently pled his “spoliation” claim as a negligence cause of action. See Elias v. Lancaster General Hosp., 710 A.2d 65 (Pa.Super.1998) (holding Pennsylvania does not recognize separate tort action for spoliation of evidence; spoliation claim must be addressed under traditional negligence principles). In other words, the question still remains whether Appellant adequately pled a duty, breach, causation, and damages against the J.B. Hunt entities under the circumstances of this case. Thus, I write separately to state this observation.