Supreme Court Clarifies Defendants' Ability to Designate Responsible 3rd Parties

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a trial judge should have granted a tort defendant's motion to designate a responsible third party in a construction worker’s personal injury suit. Luis Covarrubias suffered an injury to his finger when a wind gust blew the door of a construction trailer closed on his hand. Mobile Mini Inc. owned the trailer and had leased it to Nolana Self Storage LLC, the owner of the construction site. The trailer was under the exclusive control of Nolana’s contractor, Anar Construction Specialists LLC. Covarrubias filed tort claims against Anar and...