Federal Appellate Court Tosses Worker's Civil Suit for Assault by Co-Employee

A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of a transit employee’s claim for damages from a vicious on-the-job assault by a co-worker. Case: Workagegnehu v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, No. 19-7029, 11/24/2020, published. Facts: Teshome Workagegnehu and Martin Van Buren both worked for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Both men were at a Metro station kiosk in Arlington, Virginia, when a customer approached and asked for help with the SmarTrip vending machine. Van Buren swore at and dismissed the customer. When the customer became flustered, Wo...