Mr. Bakerman was injured at work when he fell from a ladder. He sued The Bombay Company, arguing his employer was not shielded from lawsuit under the state's workers compensation law because the ladder was in such poor condition that it was inevitable someone was going to be hurt, resulting in an intentional tort. The trial court agreed. Mr. Bakerman was awarded $118,228 in damages. On appeal to the 3rd District Court of Appeal, Bombay argued it was shielded by the workers compensation law. The 3rd DCA agreed with Bombay. Mr. Bakerman has appealed to this court, citing conflict with rulings by other District Courts of Appeal in similar cases.