Comp Exclusivity Barred Worker's Family from Pursuing Tort Suit for Plane Crash Death

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the family of a Wyndham sales representative who died in a plane crash while flying to a training session was barred from bringing a wrongful death suit against the estate of the aircraft's pilot. Case: Toohey v. Aviation Adventures, No. 85, 03/04/2015, published. Facts: Jason Ketcheson worked for the Wyndham Resort Development Corp. as a sales representative. Frank Toohey was his supervisor. Part of Toohey's job was traveling around Oregon to train other Wyndham employees. He would sometimes bring sales representatives with him to these traini...