Worker Can't Sue Over Accident Caused by Colleague in Parking Lot

The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against his employer and a colleague who had accidentally struck him with a truck while he was walking to his car after finishing his workday. Case: Meehan v. Lazer Spot Inc., No. 23-P-180, 09/11/2024, published. Facts: Michael Meehan and Chailyn Ortiz worked for Lazer Spot Inc., which owned and operated trucks at the Home Depot Distribution Center in Westfield and made use of a small trailer as an office for its manager and employees. At the end of his workday on May 28, 2019, Meehan entered th...