California Supreme Court
Aug. 6, 2014
Home health care workers assume the risk of injury, state high court rules
An in-home health care worker who suffered severe injuries at the hands of her elderly Alzheimer's patient cannot sue the patient or her husband, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
By Emily Green
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - An in-home health care worker who suffered severe injuries at the hands of her elderly Alzheimer's patient cannot sue the patient or her husband, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The caregiver, Carolyn Gregory, knowingly assumed the risk of injury when she took the job, Justice Carol Corrigan wrote in the 5-2 ruling.
"It is a settled principle that those ...
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