Caso
Caso v. Nimrod Productions, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Perluss, J.
— Christopher Caso and his wife, Anna Marie Caso, appeal from the judgment entered in their personal injury action after the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Peter O’Fallon, Merritt Yohnka and Randy Hall, as well as their respective loan-out corporations Ryan Productions, Inc. (RPI), Merritt Yohnka, Inc. (MYI), and Nimrod Productions, Inc. (NPI). The trial court ruled the Casos’ claims were barred by workers’ compensation exclusivity. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
1. The Accident and the Lawsuit
Christopher Caso, a professional stuntman, suffered severe head injuries while performing a stunt for a television show called MD’s, a program produced in 2002 by Touchstone Television Productions (Touchstone). Following the accident, the Casos sued O’Fallon, Yohnka and Hall, as well as RPI, MYI and NPI. Caso asserted claims for negligence; Anne Marie Caso alleged loss of consortium.
According to the allegations in the complaint, the stunt Caso performed required him to fall through a scored drywall ceiling onto a collapsible gurney and crash pad. Yohnka, who was scheduled to be the stunt coordinator for the stunt, advised Caso and Touchstone a…