Non-Subscribing Employer Had No Liability to Worker Injured after Truck Struck Live Power Line

A Texas appellate court ruled that a non-subscribing employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an injured truck driver’s negligence claims alleging a failure to supervise and warn him of the risk of injury from raising his trailer underneath a live power line. Case: Garcia v. MTZ Trucking Inc., No. 01-18-00733-CV, 08/08/2019, published. Facts: Jesus Garcia worked for MTZ Trucking, a non-subscriber to the Texas workers’ compensation system. In July 2014, MTZ sent him to make a delivery to Perfect Plastic Recycling. While he was making the delivery, Garcia’s dump t...