Court Denies Potential for Tort Action to IRS Worker Denied Comp Remedy

The Utah Court of Appeals last week ruled that a federal government employee who had been denied workers' compensation benefits for her injuries from an accident involving a colleague could not assert a tort claim against her co-worker. Marjorie Ann Brown had worked for the Internal Revenue Service at an office in Ogden, Utah. The office and its adjacent parking lot were surrounded by a fence. Employees had to show their IRS badges to enter. In January 2012, Brown was walking from her parked car to the entrance of the office building when she was struck by Alice Nelson's car. B...