Justices: Work Comp Immunity for Premises Owner

A premises owner that obtained workers' compensation for its subcontractors' employees can also be considered general contractors and are thus immune from torts, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. The state high court found that Entergy Gulf States established that it "procure(ed) the performance of work" by asking the subcontractor to supply workers to perform maintenance. "Thus, Entergy was a general contractor entitled to the Labor Code's exclusive-remedy defense. The fact that Entergy also owns the premises where the accident occurred is immaterial," the justices wrote in Entergy Gu...