A right of action survives in a case based on a compensable injury that results in the employee's death.
Tex. Lab. Code § 408.002
SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Feazell v. Mesa Airlines, Inc. (1996)
Most recently applied in Feazell v. Mesa Airlines, Inc. (April 1996)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.