Deputy Sheriff Can't Bring Tort Action over Same Stabbing Injury for Which He Got Comp Benefits

Editor's Note: This article was posted with our Thursday, Jan. 29 report, but did not appear on the website because of technical problems. A sheriff's deputy, who collected workers compensation benefits for his injuries from an assault which occurred while he was off-duty and attempting to break up a fight in a fast-food restaurant, could not pursue a tort claim against the restaurant in his capacity as a private citizen, a California appellate court ruled. Case: Ferreira v. King Taco Restaurant, No. B252170, 01/28/2015, unpublished. Facts: Steve Ferreira worked as a deputy sher...