Defendants Get Judgment Notwithstanding Jury's Verdict of Liability for Worker's Damages

A California appellate court ruled that the defendants in a dispute over a worker’s on-the-job accident were entitled to a judgment notwithstanding a jury’s verdict of liability, since substantial evidence did not support the finding that the defendants were employers of the worker.  Jorge Guzman Jr. drove a food truck owned and operated by Philma Alvarez and Hector Chavez. On Jan. 11, 2014, after the truck completed its business at one of its stops, the cook asked Guzman to retrieve a table from outside. When Guzman stepped outside, he was hit by a car and seriously injured...