Appeals Court Orders Review of City's Entitlement to Reduce Judgment

A California appellate court ruled that a trial court needed to revisit its determination that a city was not entitled to reduce a judgment against it to account for the workers’ compensation benefits a plaintiff had received. Case: Jones v. City of Firebaugh, No. F083759, 06/29/2023, unpublished. Facts: Daquan Jones worked as a truck driver. He claimed that as he was driving through Firebaugh, the road unexpectedly terminated in front of the private property of the Hiller Aircraft Corp. Unable to turn around, Jones and his co-driver entered the property. A Hiller employee confr...