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SUNDERLAND v. LMASSC

No. B173641.

29 Cal.Rptr.3d 665 (2005)

130 Cal.App.4th 1

Kristi SUNDERLAND et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT COMPANY et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

June 9, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Volodar S. Kuzyk and Al Schallau, Palos Verdes Peninsula, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, George Christensen and Rita Gunasekaran, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.

KITCHING, J.

INTRODUCTION

In this appeal we discuss the differing purposes of the workers' compensation law and the respondeat superior doctrine of vicarious employer liability. We hold that the "commercial traveler rule" of workers' compensation law may not be incorporated into the respondeat superior doctrine.

In workers' compensation law, a worker is covered, without regard to fault, if the activity...

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