California Court of Appeal

Held that an employer had no respondeat-superior liability for a motor vehicle accident caused by its scheduling manager, even though she was talking on a cellphone with a coworker at the time she struck the other vehicle late one evening. Affirmed summary judgment for the employer, finding no evidence that the phone call was of a business nature bringing her within the scope of her employment when the accident occurred.

Appellate Information

• Published 2018/09/21

Judges

• Ikola

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel