Court Reinstates Civil Suit Against Employer for Fatal Car Accident

A Texas appellate court revived a civil lawsuit seeking to hold an employer vicariously liable for the negligence of an employee who was allegedly responsible for causing a fatal car accident. Case: Painter v. Amerimex Drilling I Ltd., No. 08-19-00226-CV, 04/12/2021, published. Facts: Sandridge Energy Inc. hired Amerimex Drilling I Ltd. to drill oil and gas wells on the Longfellow Ranch in Pecos County. Amerimex provided mobile bunkhouses for its crews and typically located them at the drilling site. However, Sandridge did not allow bunkhouses on the ranch, requiring them to be moved a...