Supreme Court Says Judges Need to Decide Borrowed Employee Status

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that whether a worker is a defendant’s borrowed employee is a question of law, but it upheld a jury’s award of damages to an injured man because a defendant did not carry its burden to prove it had borrowed his services. Case: W&T Offshore v. Fredieu, No. 18-1134, 06/05/2020, published. Facts: Wesley Fredieu suffered injuries while working on Ship Shoal 149-D, a fixed platform located on the outer Continental Shelf off the Louisiana coast. W&T Offshore owns the platform, as well as a nearby platform known as Ship Shoal 149-A. W&am...