Refinery Worker Can't Force Removal of Judge or Proceed With Suit Against Employer

A Texas appellate court ruled that an injured refinery worker was not entitled to have the trial judge presiding over her tort suit against her employer removed, and that she was limited to a recovery of workers’ compensation benefits. Case: Trahan v. The Premcor Refining Group, No. 09-17-00005-CV, 08/16/2018, published. Facts: Yvonne Trahan spent 35 years working at the same refinery in Port Arthur. While she was at work in September 2013, steam from a boiler struck her in the torso. Trahan sustained severe burn injuries. At the time, the refinery was owned by the Premcor Refini...