Thompson Catering & Special Events v. Kimminee Costello

Summary

The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' decision that Costello's ankle injury was work-related and compensable under the traveling-employee exception to the going-and-coming rule. Because the material facts were undisputed, the legal significance of those facts was reviewed de novo, and the Court held that the ALJ improperly treated Costello's brief shopping excursion as a substantial departure without considering its brevity and the enforced hiatus following the conference.