Alleged Employer of Worker Killed by Heat Injury Gets Abatement of Family's Tort Suit

A Texas appellate court ruled that the alleged employer of a fatally injured worker was entitled to a writ of mandamus placing tort litigation between itself and the worker’s family on hold until the Division of Workers’ Compensation can determine if the worker was its employee. Case: In re Hellas Construction Inc., Nos. 03-21-00182-CV and 03-21-00233-CV, 07/28/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: In July 2019, 20-year-old Pedro Jovany "Bruno" Martinez died of injuries caused by heat stroke while working on a construction site overseen by Hellas Construction I...