Nabors Drilling, U.S.A., Inc. v. Escoto

Employers in Texas generally do not owe a duty to third parties for the tortious activities of off-duty employees occurring off the work site. Loram Maint. of Way, Inc. v. Ianni, 210 S.W.3d 593, 594 (Tex.2006). We have recognized a limited exception to this rule when an employer exercises control over the injury-causing conduct of its employee, imposing a duty, for example, when an employer sent an obviously intoxicated employee to drive home, Otis Eng’g Corp. v. Clark, 668 S.W.2d 307, 308, 311 (Tex.1983), and when an employer required its employee to consume alcohol while on the job, D.…