Supreme Court Rejects Claim by Family of Trucker Allegedly Worked to Death

The Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a truck driver’s family could not assert a civil claim against his employer for allegedly overworking him to the point that he died in a crash. Case: Mo-Vac Service Co. Inc. v. Escobedo, No. 18-0852, 06/12/2020, published. Facts: Fabian Escobedo worked as a truck driver for the Mo-Vac Service Co., which provides trucking and warehousing services for the oil patch in Dilley, a small town some 70 miles southwest of San Antonio. Escobedo had worked for Mo-Vac for more than 12 years. In the early morning of May 30, 2012, Escobedo lost co...