A California appellate court ruled that a worker’s family was not entitled to a jury trial to determine whether his employer was uninsured at the time of his fatal accident.
Case: Hollingsworth v. Heavy Transport Inc., No. B306127, 07/27/2021, published.
Facts: Kirk Hollingsworth worked for Heavy Transport Inc. On June 20, 2016, two tires failed on a tractor-trailer that was hauling a large crane. Hollingsworth was called to the location to change the tires.
After the tires were changed and the tractor-trailer began traveling again, a third tire failed. The rubber treads came lo...
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