Court Compels Arbitration of Family's Wrongful Death Claim

A Texas appellate court ruled that a wrongful death claim against a non-subscribing employer must be sent to an arbitrator to decide whether the employer had a valid agreement with the employee. Case: Mission Petroleum Carriers v. Dreese, No. 13-17-00102-CV, 03/08/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Francisco Perez worked for Mission Petroleum Carriers as a truck driver. He died in an accident on Interstate Highway 37 in 2014 while driving a Freightliner Truck owned by Mission. His family filed a wrongful death action against the company. Mission is a non-subscriber to the Texas ...