Staffing Company's Parent Can't Get Indemnification From Client for Worker's Lawsuit

A Texas appellate court ruled that a staffing service company’s parent corporation was not entitled to indemnification from a client for its expenses in defending itself from an injured worker’s negligence claim. ES provides industrial custom staffing services in Texas and is the parent company of eight limited liability companies, including ES Arlington. ES is also ES Arlington's sole member. NCH Corp. is the parent company of RPG, and RPG produces, sources and distributes retail products. In 2008, ES Arlington and RPG entered into an agreement for supplemental st...