Residents Who Agreed to Check on Neighbor Can Recover for Injuries Through Comp

A California appellate court ruled that the workers’ compensation system provides the only available remedy to two private citizens who suffered horrific injuries in a knife attack while checking on the well-being of a neighbor at the request of a deputy sheriff. Case: Gund v. County of Trinity, No. C076828, 06/04/2018, published. Facts: In March 2011, the California Highway Patrol received a 911 call originating in the vicinity of the Kettenpom airstrip in Trinity County. The female caller whispered, “help me” and said she lived at the end of the Kettenpom airstrip. A CHP...