Labor/Employment
Feb. 28, 2015
High court punts on highway patrol reponsibility for tow truck crash
The state Supreme Court opined Thursday that the California Highway Patrol is probably not liable for an accident caused by a contracted out tow truck driver but will leave it to a trial court to determine CHP responsibility.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a reversal Thursday regarding an allegedly reckless tow truck driver, a unanimous state Supreme Court hedged on how liable a state agency is for the private contractors it trains to police the freeways.
Justice Carol A. Corrigan, author of the majority opinion, agreed with a 4th Appellate District decision that the California Highway Patrol was not the so-called special employer of Joshua Guzman, ...
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