Espinoza v. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.

PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Tina Espinoza appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation (“Cargill”) on her negligence and gross negligence claims, stemming from an injury she incurred while working at Cargill’s meat packing plant. The district court found that (1) Espinoza waived her right to sue Cargill under Texas tort law by electing to participate in the Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation Texas Occupational Temporary Disability Plan (the “Plan”); (2) § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), preempted her…