Company Could be held Accountable for Employee Car Crash
California law could hold a company responsible for an employees car accident that occurred while the workman was acting on behalf of his employer. The law indicates that an employer is liable for any personal injuries an employee sustains while engaged in a special errand on behalf of the business.
In this case, a Warner Bros., Entertainment executive was involved in a collision when he was returning home from a business conference. Marc Brandon, the vice president of anti-piracy Internet operations, attended the three-day meeting in Sunnyvale, Calif., in August 2006.
A 2nd district court of appeal said that the executive’s appearance at an out-of-town conference could fall under the legal doctrine. They pointed out that since all expenses had been paid by the company for Brandon participation at the conference, it could be inferred that he was on a special errand for Warner. That errand would not end until he physically reached home.
In August 2006, after driving about 3 miles towards home, Brandon was involved in an accident with another vehicles. The collision injured pedestrians Chuenchomporn Jeewarat, Tipphawan Tantisriyanurak and Kanhathai Vutthicharoen.
Vutthicharoen later died from his injuries prompting personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against Warner and Brandon.
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