Subscribing Employer Has Civil Liability for Worker's Fall in Parking Lot

A Texas appellate court upheld an award of $19,789.01 for a worker in a premises liability suit against her employer for her fall in the parking lot of her workplace. Case: Murphy Oil USA Inc. v. Stegall, No. 05-21-00644-CV, 02/22/2023, published. Facts: Donnetta Stegall worked as a cashier for Murphy Oil USA Inc. at a store in Balch Springs. On Sept. 25, 2017, Stegall's aunt drove her to work and dropped her off in the store's parking lot approximately 10 minutes before Stegall’s shift was scheduled to start. On her way across the lot, Stegall stepped in a pothole and f...