UPS Customer Had No Duty to Protect Driver from Risk of Lifting Injury

The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled that a UPS customer did not have a duty to protect the UPS driver who came to pick up a shipment from the risk of injury from lifting a particularly heavy box. Case: Moore v. William Jessup University, No. C073433, 12/28/2015, published. Facts: Stephen Moore began working for UPS in 1989. Moore lifted heavy boxes on a daily basis as a fundamental part of his occupation as a UPS delivery driver. UPS instructed its employees on proper lifting techniques. It trained employees to test the weight of a package before lifting it, and to not lift packages ...