Course and scope of employment

Course and scope of employment disputed in wrongful death case. $4M. Ventura County.

Auto salesman comes in to the dealership on his day off to take care of a customer.

Case Name: Schweissinger v. Crown Dodge
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, October 21, 2022
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, Wrongful Death

Truck driver is run over by his own rig during altercation over truck making a turn on private business property. $9.3 million. Fresno County.

Long after city abandons a road often used by big-rigs, business places barriers to trucks and demands payments from truckers using the property to turn around at the end of the road. During a fight with business's general manager, trucker is run over by his co-driver.

Case Name: Jones v. Hiller Aircraft Corporation, et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, Dangerous Condition of Public Roads, Highways, Dangerous Condition Private Property, Premises Liability

Question of course and scope of employment critical in T-bone crash. $1.85M. Los Angeles County.

Vehicles collide as one driver is pulling out of a parking lot. Question is whether that driver was in the course and scope of his employment.

Case Name: Smith v. Jennison, Post Alarm Systems, Inc.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, March 13, 2020
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, Vehicles - Auto vs. Auto

Head-on collision results in MTBI, other injuries. $2.6M. San Bernardino County.

Plaintiff applies the vehicle-use exception to "coming and going" rule in course-and-scope-of-employment claim. Beats 998.

Case Name: Delia Flores v. ConvergeOne, Inc., et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, March 25, 2019
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, Vehicles - Auto vs. Auto

Defendant ran red light. $173K. San Bernardino County.

Defendant claims excessive medical care and pre-existing conditions.

Case Name: Mildred Najera v. City of Upland
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, Vehicles - Auto vs. Auto, Vehicles - Intersection

Pedestrian MIST case involving course of employment. $962K. Los Angeles County.

Pedestrian struck in parking lot when defendant driver puts his vehicle in reverse.

Case Name: Hernan Osorio v. Wesley T. Williams, et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, February 08, 2018
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, MIST (Minor impact, soft tissue), Vehicles - vs. Pedestrian

Pedestrian-hit-by-auto results in $1 million verdict against a $10 million demand. Orange County.

Restaurant manager strikes pedestrians at intersection on his way home after work. Course and scope of employment argued.

Case Name: Jay H. et al. v. John Keith Bullard, Waterfront Enterprises, Inc., dba Newport Landing Restaurant and Oyster Bar, et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, Vehicles - vs. Pedestrian

Soft-tissue injuries in rear-ender prevent plaintiff from taking high-paying job. $669K. Orange County.

Woman says injuries from accident prevented her from starting work at new position.

Case Name: Christie Wilson v. Evan George Winans and Adams Interiors, Inc.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, September 28, 2017
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, Vehicles - Auto vs. Auto

Plaintiff injured when friendly bartender jumps on him. $148K. Orange County.

New Year's day celebration takes an unexpected turn at local pub.

Case Name: Kuzmic v. Silky Sullivan's Restaurant and Irish Pub
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, August 02, 2017
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, Negligence

Beating by bar's security guard causes TBI. $9.25M. Los Angeles County.

Drunk patron is assaulted by security guard; guard says it was self defense.

Case Name: Shawn Dearing v. Cabo Cantina, et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Type of Case: Assault and Battery, Course and scope of employment, Security

Employer said responsible for intoxicated employee's auto accident. $15 million. Los Angeles County.

$15 million verdict against employer after employee becomes intoxicated while in scope of job and injures client.

Case Name: George v. Firstservice Residential California LLC
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, DUI Accident, Vehicles - Auto vs. Auto