Appeal Court Holds Workers’ Comp – the Only Recourse for Crime Victims

SACRAMENTO - Employees terrorized at work by criminals cannot sue their employer in civil court: workers' compensation is their sole remedy, the First Court of Appeal has held.Arendell and Wilson were assaulted at gunpoint while at work at the Auto Parts Club (APC) in Oakland, CA. They were bound, gagged, threatened and robbed and Arendell was kidnapped. They both sustained significant emotional injury and received workers' compensation benefits.They also filed a personal injury civil suit again