Legal Opinion

McQuagge v. Heil Trailer International Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 24, 2015No. 14-10556PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

The district court entered summary judgment for Defendant-Appellee Heil Trailer International Company (“Heil Trailer”), concluding that Plaintiff-Appellant Chad McQuagge’s negligence claim was barred under the exclusive remedy provision of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (“TWCA”). McQuagge appealed, contending that the record did not establish that he was Heil Trailer’s employee and thus barred from asserting his claim. We affirm.

I. FACTS & PROCEEDINGS

Heil Trailer is a manufacturing company that constructs specialty transport trailers. Aerotek, Incorporated (“Aerotek”) is a…

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