2nd DCA: Exclusive Remedy Bars Guard's Negligence Claim

A security guard failed to allege any additional facts to show that his civil suit was not bound by exclusive remedy, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled. Case: Abdelrahim v. Guardsmark, No. B207270, 11/17/09, unpublished.Facts: Fathy Abdelrahim worked for Guardsmark as a security guard. Guardsmark placed Abdelrahim as director of security for the Marriott hotel in downtown Los Angeles. After a power outage in March 2005, a Marriott employee wrote Guardsmark an e-mail (the "Stryker e-mail"), complaining about her dissatisfaction with Abdelrahim's performance that day. Guardsmark subsequ...