Personal Ownership of Faulty Chair No Escape From Exclusive Remedy

An injured worker could not escape exclusive remedy by claiming the folding chair that collapsed and caused his injury was the personal property of a co-worker, the California 4th District Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Friend v. Kang et. al, No. E063643, 06/30/2016. Unpublished. Facts: Paul Friend, a tow truck driver for GBWY Investment Group, was injured in January 2011 when a metal folding chair that he was sitting in collapsed. Procedural: Friend filed a personal injury action against business owner William Kang, alleging that the chair was Kang's personal property, not the comp...