No Benefits for Worker Who Died While Driving Home in Company Vehicle

A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a claim for death benefits by the family of a worker who died in a motor vehicle accident while traveling home, in an employer-owned vehicle, from his place of work. Case: Darling v. Old Republic Insurance Co., No. 11-24-00323-CV, 06/25/2026, published. Facts: James Darling worked for Energy Transfer LP. He was killed in a motor vehicle accident on April 25, 2019. At the time of his death, Darling was driving home in an employer-owned vehicle from the plant where he worked.  Procedural history: Darling’s heirs filed a c...