Fluor Daniel, Inc. v. H.B. Zachry Co.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CHAVEZ.

Appellant Fluor Daniel, Inc. (Fluor), brings this appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of appellee, H.B. Zachry Company (Zachry). By two issues, Fluor contends the district court erred in granting the summary judgment based on grounds of res judicata and collateral es-toppel. We reverse.

Fluor and Zachry were named defendants in a lawsuit brought by Arturo Ruiz against several defendants.1 Ruiz was an employee of Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Citgo) when he fell from a scaffolding ladder and sustained serious injuries. Because Ruiz was covered by…