Patterson v. Mobil Oil Corp.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This case arises from a wave of state and federal litigation brought by employees and former employees of Mobil, as well as their relatives. Generally, the employees assert that Mobil failed to comply with Texas workers’ compensation law, such that Mobil was never a valid subscriber to the workers’ compensation system. Under Texas’s scheme, employees covered by subscriber-purchased policies receive compensation on a no-fault basis, and, in exchange, subscribing employers benefit from an exclusive remedy provision. This provision prevents employees from suing…