Mother of Illinois Fast Food Worker Slain by Co-Worker Cannot Sue in Tort

Opinion Mondays: Is California’s “Posse Law” Passe?

In a case involving an utterly bizarre fact pattern, as well as a legal battle stretching out over the bulk of a decade, the Supreme Court of California, in a 5-2 decision, held that a civil action for negligence and misrepresentation filed by two private citizens against...

Fatal Shooting of SC Motel Worker Found Compensable Under “Bunkhouse Rule”

The Court of Appeals of South Carolina affirmed a decision by the Appellate Panel of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission that awarded death benefits to the children of a motel...

Alabama Accountant’s Fatal Shooting by Disgruntled Former Client Found Compensable

In a case with a bizarre fact pattern, an Alabama appellate court affirmed an award of workers’ compensation death benefits to the surviving spouse of an accountant who was stalked...

Missouri: Boyfriend’s Murder of Employee Did Not Arise From the Employment; Wrongful Death Action Not Barred by Exclusive Remedy Doctrine

Last Friday, a Missouri appellate court reversed a decision by a state trial court that had sustained a defendant-employer’s motion for summary judgment in a wrongful death action filed against...