In a recent case, the California Court of Appeal upheld the lower court’s dismissal of a wrongful death complaint filed by the surviving relatives of an employee who died following a tragic accident during his work break.
A man left his workplace – a Whole Foods market in Venice, California – while on a 15-minute work break. A pickup truck hit him in a crosswalk at a nearby intersection. He walked back to the market, where he told his supervisors about his injury and about his desire to go home.
