Employer Had No Duty to Protect Worker From Icy Sidewalk

A Texas appeals court affirmed summary judgment for a senior living facility in a nurse’s slip-and-fall case, finding the employer had no duty to protect her from naturally accumulated ice and did not assume such a duty by attempting to clear the sidewalks. As a general rule, property owners don't have a duty to clear naturally occurring ice and snow, and state law imposes no general duty to be a "good Samaritan," the Court of Appeals for the 7th District of Texas said in a decision handed down Wednesday. However, a duty can arise when a defendant voluntarily provides ser...