Corby Kuciemba, et al v. Victory Woodworks, Inc.

  1. July 25, 2023

    9th Circ. Axes 'Take-Home' COVID Suit, Citing Calif. Justices

    A woman who said she contracted the coronavirus from her husband after he was infected on the job cannot revive her suit seeking to hold his employer responsible, the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday, after the California Supreme Court determined employers aren't obligated to prevent the spread of the virus to employees' households.

  2. April 28, 2023

    3 May Argument Sessions Benefits Attorneys Should Watch

    In May, federal appeals courts are set to hear pivotal Employee Retirement Income Security Act disputes while California's highest court will consider whether a person can sue their spouse's employer over a COVID-19 infection. Here are three appellate argument sessions set for May that benefits attorneys will be keeping an eye on.

  3. September 21, 2022

    Tort Report: 'Take-Home COVID' Liability On Tap In Calif.

    The latest in the "take-home COVID" case in California over whether employers can be sued for the infection of a worker's relative and a $42 million medical malpractice verdict in Illinois lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

  4. August 23, 2022

    Co. Tells Calif. Justices It's Not Liable For 'Take-Home' COVID

    An architectural millwork company urged the California Supreme Court to find that businesses aren't obligated to protect workers' family members from COVID-19 infections, nor can they be held liable for them, arguing that such an obligation would violate California law and create a dangerous slippery slope.

  5. July 22, 2022

    Calif. Justices Urged To Find 'Take-Home' COVID Liability

    A woman suing her husband's employer over her coronavirus infection urged the California Supreme Court Friday to hold that companies can be held liable for not doing enough to stop COVID-19 from spreading to their workers' households.

  6. June 22, 2022

    Calif. High Court Will Consider 'Take-Home' COVID-19 Liability

    The California Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will answer the Ninth Circuit's certified questions on whether companies can be held liable for not doing enough to stop COVID-19 from spreading to their workers' households, in a case brought by a woman suing her husband's employer over her coronavirus infection.

  7. April 21, 2022

    9th Circ. Punts 'Take Home' COVID-19 Case To Calif. Justices

    The Ninth Circuit asked the California Supreme Court on Thursday to weigh in on whether companies can be held liable for not doing enough to stop COVID-19 from spreading to their workers' households, ruling in a case brought by a woman suing her husband's employer over her coronavirus infection.

  8. March 10, 2022

    9th Circ. Judges Call COVID Liability Ruling A 'Game Changer'

    A Ninth Circuit panel appeared to agree Thursday that a recent California appellate ruling involving See's Candies is a "game changer" for a spouse trying to hold her husband's employer responsible for her COVID-19 infection, with two judges commenting during a hearing that the ruling might have fundamentally altered her case.