Case Updates
Supreme Court of West Virginia holds that an employer has no duty of care to prevent an employee from driving home after work unless the employer engaged in affirmative conduct with respect to the employee that it should have realized created an unreasonable risk of harm to another
June 08, 2023
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief opposing imposition of liability on employer liability for off-duty, off-premises torts by employees
June 29, 2021
Click here to view the coalition amicus brief. Peter B. Rutledge and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Speedway LLC v. Jarrett (West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals).pdf
- Opinion -- Speedway LLC v. Jarrett (West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals)