United States DC Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a tort claim arising out of a kidnapping is reversed where plaintiff should not have been found a "traveling employee" under the Workers' Compensation Act since his injuries were not reasonably related to or incidental to his employment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/06/2005
• Decided 11/15/2005
• Published 11/15/2005

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and ROGERS and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cyril V. Smith argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the briefs was Elaine Charlson Bredehoft.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eugene Scalia argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief was Tanya Axenson Macallair.