Court Says Comp Bar Blocks Worker's Truck Crash Suit

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the workers' compensation exclusive-remedy bar blocked an injured worker’s lawsuit against his employer over a company truck crash. In Huerta v. Swabco Inc., the Court of Appeals for the 8th District of Texas upheld summary judgment for Swabco, holding that Roberto Huerta failed to show the company was substantially certain he would be injured. Huerta sued Swabco in June 2022 after he and a co-worker were injured in October 2021 when a Swabco truck veered off a highway. He alleged that he had reported suspension and steering pro...