Defendant in Civil Suit May Designate Worker's Employer as Responsible Third Party

A Texas appellate court ruled that a defendant in a civil suit should have been allowed to designate an injured worker’s employer as a responsible third party. Case: In re Stonegate Contractors LLC, No. 05-25-00693-CV, 08/05/2025, published. Facts: Terry Johannsen worked as a superintendent for Pencil Point Construction LLC. He suffered injuries in December 2021 at a residential construction site after stepping on an improperly fastened truss joist that collapsed and caused him to fall to the concrete below. Procedural history: In November 2023, Johannsen and his wife filed a negligen...