No Sanctions Against Employee for Allegedly Filing False Affidavit

A Texas appellate court revisited its prior conclusion that an employer was not entitled to sanctions against an employee for allegedly filing a false affidavit. Case: Accurate Valve Service v. Gilmore, No. 13-17-00440-CV, 05/09/2019, published. Facts: Michael Gilmore worked for Accurate Valve Services. Unit Texas Drilling hired Accurate to replace the seals on the door of a blowout preventer at one of its drilling sites. To access the door, Unit employees instructed Gilmore to stand on a wooden pallet that was raised by a forklift. The forklift operator went in reverse and s...