FRANKS v. SEMATECH, INC.

No. 95-1151.

936 S.W.2d 959 (1997)

Charlie FRANKS and Industrial Indemnity Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. SEMATECH, INC. f/d/b/a Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Initiative & Burle Industries, Inc., d/b/a Robot Industries, Inc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

January 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Knisely, Michael Greenberg, Pete P. Gallego, J. Mark Holbrook, Austin, for petitioners.

Harley Clark, Beverly G. Reeves, Alysia Wightman, Gordon J. McHaney, Timothy Poteet, Austin, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Does an employee's intervention in a workers' compensation carrier's subrogation action against third parties alleged to have injured the employee relate back to the filing of the subrogation action so as to escape the bar of limitations? The lower courts answered no. 938 S.W.2d 462. We disagree.

While working for Daw Technologies, Inc., Charlie Franks was struck by a security gate on the premises of Sematech...

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