Workers’ Compensation Insurance Protects Exxon Mobil Corp From Liability After Texas Plant Explosion
Houston, Texas – Exxon Mobil Corp. has been relieved of liability for injuries sustained by nearly two dozen subcontractor workers following a fire and explosion at a chemical plant in 2019. The Houston-based Fourteenth Court of Appeals ruled that because the injured employees were covered by workers’ compensation insurance, they cannot pursue additional claims against Exxon Mobil. In a consolidated ruling, a panel of the court dismissed the claims of three separate lawsuits filed by …