Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., Petitioner v. David Ianni, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that Loram Maintenance of Way owed no duty to protect Officer Ianni from the off‑duty, drug‑impaired employee’s violent conduct because the employer exercised no affirmative control over the employee, and therefore reversed the Court of Appeals judgment. Justice O’Neill filed a concurring opinion emphasizing that the decision does not condone alleged employer tolerance of drug use.