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Fernando Morales, a temporary employee placed by Select Professional Staffing with Martin Resources, Inc., sustained a left hand injury at the latter's Odessa facility. He filed a negligence suit against both companies and Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. The trial court initially granted summary judgment to the defendants, asserting that the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act’s exclusive remedy provision barred Morales's claims. However, the appellate court reversed and remanded the case, determining that neither Select Professional Staffing nor Martin Resources, Inc. had successfully demonstrated that they possessed explicit workers' compensation insurance coverage for themselves at the time of the injury, a prerequisite for invoking the exclusive remedy defense.
Morales v. Martin Resources, Inc. is a workers' compensation case decided in Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland). This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland).
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Fernando Morales, a temporary employee placed by Select Professional Staffing with Martin Resources, Inc., sustained a left hand injury at the latter's Odessa facility. He filed a negligence suit against both companies and Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. The trial court initially granted summary judgment to the defendants, asserting that the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act’s exclusive remedy provision barred Morales's claims. However, the appellate court reversed and remanded the case, determining that neither Select Professional Staffing nor Martin Resources, Inc. had successfully demonstrated that they possessed explicit workers' compensation insurance coverage for themselves at the time of the injury, a prerequisite for invoking the exclusive remedy defense.
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