Wedeck v. Unocal Corp.

Opinion

KLINE, P. J.

Rowena Wedeck appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of respondent Unocal Corporation. On appeal, she challenges the trial court’s determination that Unocal was her special employer as a matter of law and that she was, therefore, statutorily barred from bringing a tort action against Unocal for personal injuries received while she was working at Unocal. We shall affirm the judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

In May 1992 Wedeck began working for Lab Support, an agency in the business of placing technical employees with other companies on a…