Legal Opinion
Reyes v. Storage & Processors, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided April 21, 1999No. 04-98-00334-CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.
This appeal questions the enforceability of an agreement by which an employee of a non-subscriber waives his claims arising out of a workplace injury in exchange for certain but far more limited benefits than those provided by workers’ compensation insurance. We hold the waiver violates the public policy expressed by the Texas Legislature in the Texas Workers Compensation Act and is therefore void and unenforceable.
Factual and Procedural Background
Shortly after Ramon Reyes was hired by Storage and Processors, Inc. as a forklift operator, he enrolled…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Malooly Brothers, Inc. v. NapierTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Ethyl Corp. v. Daniel Construction Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
- Land Title Co. of Dallas, Inc. v. F. M. Stigler, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Lawrence v. CDB Services, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2001
- Storage & Processors, Inc. v. ReyesTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Reynosa v. Huff, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
- Benitz v. Gould Group, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
- Lambert v. Affiliated Foods, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2000
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