Employer Establishes Exclusive Remedy Defense to Worker's Civil Suit

A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer covered by a workers' compensation policy was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a civil suit by an employee who had already received benefits for her injuries. Case: Trevino v. Jalapeno Tree Operating LLC, No. 05-23-00086-CV, 02/21/2024, published. Facts: Santa Trevino worked for Jalapeno Tree Operating LLC at a restaurant in Gun Barrel City. She slipped, fell and hit her head while working on May 15, 2020. Trevino allegedly sustained a concussive traumatic brain injury, a broken elbow, a back injury, a pelvic injury and a neck i...