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Texas court upholds Bell Textron win in chemical exposure suit - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Texas court upholds Bell Textron win in chemical exposure suit by Louise Esola Coverage Disputes , Workers Comp Coverage , Workplace Safety Jun 8, 2026 A Texas appeals court upheld a defense verdict for a helicopter manufacturer in a negligence lawsuit brought by a contract chemical-management worker who was injured after a cyanide reaction at one of the company’s facilities. The case, Reginald Allen v. Bell Textron Inc., centered on injuries Reginald Allen suffered while working at Bell Textron’s Plant 5 facility in Grand Prairie, Texas. Mr. Allen, an Incora employee, alleged that a Bell employee negligently instructed him to use a caustic pump to drain an acid tank, causing cyanide residue in the pump to react with acid and create a cyanide cloud, according to the June 4 opinion. Mr. Allen lost consciousness while evacuating, hit his head on a metal cart and later reported symptoms consistent with a traumatic brain injury, including headaches, dizziness, blurred vision and mood instability, the court said. A jury found that Bell’s negligence was not a proximate cause of Mr. Allen’s injuries and that his injuries were instead caused by his own negligence and the negligence of his employer, Incora. The trial court entered a take-nothing judgment for Bell. On appeal, Mr. Allen argued that the trial court wrongly narrowed his negligence claim to a single theory, improperly limited the jury charge and allowed Bell to question him about workers’ compensation benefits in violation of the collateral-source rule. The Texas Court of Appeals, Second District, in Fort Worth rejected all three arguments and affirmed the judgment. The court said Mr. Allen’s pleadings did not provide enough factual support for broader negligence theories, including negligent hiring, training, supervision and negligence per se. It also said any error tied to limited questioning about medical bills paid through workers’ compensation was harmless because the jury never reached damages after finding no proximate cause against Bell. 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