Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Phoenix | Republic not liable in bicyclist's death

The Arizona Republic doesn't have to pay damages after a man died in an accident with one of the paper's delivery people, an Arizona appeals court ruled, according to a Courthouse News Service report today.

Stephanie Sebastian was driving home from her delivery route when she collided with bicyclist Wesley Carnes. The 49-year-old man died from his injuries.
 Carnes' widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Republic on behalf of herself and the couple's two adult children, the news service says.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled in the newspaper's favor based on the "coming-and-going" rule, since Sebastian had delivered her last paper of the day 15 minutes before the accident.
 The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the judgment Thursday.


2 comments:

  1. First layoffs, then furloughs, now murder? Damn you GCI!

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  2. Huh? If you are in a wreck on your way to work, is it the companys fault?

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