Fatal Boss' Day Lunch Was Not AOE/COE, Court Rules

A supervisor was not in the course and scope of employment when she died in a head-on collision while returning from a lunch that was held in her honor, Louisiana's 1st Circuit Court of Appeal concluded. Case: Robinson, et al. v. Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, No. 2012 CA 1446, 7/10/13, published. Facts: LaLisa Robinson worked as an outpatient coder for Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, where she supervised a group of outpatient coders. On Oct. 15, 2010, Kara James and several other employees on Robinson's team arranged to take her out to lunch to celebrate Boss' Day. Robinson...