Contractor's Employee Can't Sue Landowner for Failing to Provide Safe Workplace

A Texas appellate court on Thursday ruled that contractor’s employee could not proceed with a personal injury suit against the property owner that had hired his employer for work on the property. Chapter 95 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code provides that a property owner cannot be held liable for failing to provide a safe workplace to the employee of a contractor who performs work on the property unless the owner had control over the manner in which the work is performed, and actual knowledge of the dangerous condition. The Court of Appeals for the 11th District...