Bliss v. NRG INDUSTRIES

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice FITZGERALD.

Appellant Bruce J. Bliss, Jr. was hired by Keystone Personnel, Group (“Keystone”) and assigned to work on a temporary basis for NRG Industries d/b/a National Duct Systems, Inc. (“NDS”). While working on NDS’s premises, Bliss sustained a hand injury. Bliss applied for and received workers’ compensation benefits for the injury. Then he sued Keystone and NDS alleging negligence. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of NDS based on the exclusive-remedy doctrine of the Texas Labor Code. The court severed Bliss’s claim against NDS to make the summary…