In an action for damages brought by an injured employee, a legal beneficiary, or an insurance carrier against a third party liable to pay damages for the injury or death under this chapter that results in a judgment against the third party or a settlement by the third party, the employer is not liable to the third party for reimbursement or damages based on the judgment or settlement unless the employer executed, before the injury or death occurred, a written agreement with the third party to assume the liability.
Tex. Lab. Code § 417.004
EMPLOYER LIABILITY TO THIRD PARTY
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. Summers (2009)
Most recently applied in Exxon Mobil Corporation v. the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (February 2019)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.