Houston’s First District Court of Appeals has upheld an arbitrator’s award in a dispute that arose between an employer and a worker who was hurt on-the-job. In Forged Components, Inc. v. Guzman, No. 01–11–00563–CV, (Tex. App. Dist. 1 – June 25, 2013), Ricky Guzman was pinned by a forklift while working at Forged Components, Inc. (“FCI”). As a result, Guzman was hospitalized for nearly one month. At the time of Guzman’s injury, the company was not a subscriber under the Texas...
