Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Mother's Civil Suit Over Son's Death on 1st Day of Work

A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a mother’s civil suit for her son’s death on his first day at a new job. Case: Ursin v. Brand Energy Solutions Inc., No. 01-22-00651-CV, 06/13/2023, published. Facts: Brand Energy Solutions hired Ja'Cardo Hawkins as an employee to help build scaffolding. On his first day of work, Hawkins collapsed at a jobsite. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.  The report for Hawkins's autopsy stated that the manner of Hawkins's death was "natural" and that the cause of his death was ...