Jeewarat v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Opinion

KRIEGLER, J.

An employee returning home after a three-day business conference was driving his regular commute route when he was involved in a car accident that injured several pedestrians. Plaintiffs sought to impose liability against the employer based on principles of respondeat superior. The employer filed a motion for summary judgment based on the “going and coming rule,” which provides that an employer is not subject to vicarious liability for accidents occurring during an employee’s commute to or from the workplace. The trial court granted the motion and entered judgment in favor…