Litigation
Feb. 10, 2016
Restaurant liable for employee's hit-and-run
An off-the-clock food runner stayed after hours for birthday drinks, then drove home and struck a skateboarder. His employer was found liable because the drinking was customary and the restaurant benefited from the activity through sales.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Diego restaurant was found liable Friday for an employee's allegedly drunken car collision, though both the drinking and accident took place after his shift ended.
The driver, who had several drinks at his job after clocking out, was not pursued for damages despite separately pleading guilty to felony hit-and-run.
"I've never heard of a case in which an o...
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