Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of See's Candies Negligence Claim

The California Supreme Court denied a request to review an appellate court decision holding that the derivative injury doctrine doesn’t preclude a lawsuit alleging a business negligently exposed a worker to COVID-19 that resulted in the death of a family member. See’s Candies on Jan. 28 petitioned the state’s top court to review the Dec. 21 decision of the 2nd District Court of Appeal in See’s Candies Inc. v. Los Angeles Superior Court et al. The appeals court said the theory that workers’ compensation exclusivity attaches collateral claims to a compensable...