Supreme Court of California

Under Lab. Code 3601(a)(1), an employee seeking to fall under the exception to worker's compensation exclusivity requirement for an injury inflicted by another employee must show that the other employee had specific intent to injure.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2001
• Published 08/30/2001

Judges

•  CHIN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Moreno & Associates, Andres Moreno and William Baker, Chula Vista, for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Law Offices of Martina A. Silas and Martina A. Silas, Encino, for Worksafe! and Communities for a Better Environment as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Post, Kirby, Noonan & Sweat and David B. Oberholtzer, San Diego, for Defendant and Respondent Roy G. Naas., Wolfe, Axtmann, David G. Axtmann;  Booth, Mitchell & Strange and Richard F. Wolfe, San Diego, for Defendant and Respondent Parkhouse Tire Service, Inc., Latham & Watkins, Joel E. Krischer and Kathryn M. Davis, Los Angeles, for Employers Group as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.