Castellow v. Swiftex Manufacturing Corp.

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

Appellant Helen F. Castellow sued her employer, appellee Swiftex Manufacturing Corporation (Swiftex), for negligence that proximately caused injuries she incurred in the course of her employment. Swiftex is not a subscriber to workers’ compensation insurance but offers a private benefit plan that requires an employee to waive her common-law remedies for the employer’s negligence in causing on-the-job injuries. The trial court granted Swiftex’s motion for summary judgment which asserted waiver, ratification, and estoppel. The sole issue appellant raises on appeal is…