Quadriplegia from Drunken Driving Accident Not Compensable

An office worker's injuries from a car accident while she driving home from a restaurant after she got drunk with another employee, whom she regarded as her supervisor, was not compensable, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled.In a decision on Thursday, the court said that even if Ashley Schutz's primary motive for attending the after-hours gathering was work-related, it does not follow that her intoxication and injuries arose out of her employment.The case was Schutz v. Saif Corp. et al., No. A148840.Schutz began working as an office manager for O'Brien Constructors in September 2000...