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Bridezilla and Workers’ Comp Fraud
In a high-profile case that highlights the potential for insurance fraud, a...
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Appeals Panel Holds that Weekend/Holiday Counting Rule Applies to 30-Day Notice
The Appeals Panel has reversed the decision and order of a benefit...
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Appeals Panel Finds IR Certification Did Not Become Final
The Appeals Panel has reversed the decision and order of a benefit...
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Hearing Officer Failed to Maintain Impartiality; Case Reversed and Rendered
The Appeals Panel has concluded that a Division Hearing Officer lost his...
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Snakebite Claim Illustrates Compensability Questions
The denial of a workers’ compensation claim by a Virginia woman, who...
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Employer Failed to Prove Plaintiff was a Co-Employee of New PEO
A Texas Court of Appeals has reversed a summary judgment for an...
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Prosecutors Say Dallas Attorney “Planted” Niece to Further Family’s Health Care Fraud
The case of a Dallas-area attorney who, together with several of his...
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Texas Justices Say Workers’ Comp Deals Must Follow Formula
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dismantled a workers’ compensation settlement American...
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SCOTX Decision Strengthens Workers’ Comp System
In a case with critical consequences for the hard-fought improvements to the...
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Austin Area Chiropractor Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Millions in Kickbacks and Money Laundering
In Austin, Garry Wayne Craighead, a 49-year-old Leander, TX, chiropractor, was sentenced...
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Retired NFL Player, now a Claimant’s Attorney, Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
NFL Great Ron Mix played professional football for the San Diego Chargers...
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$8.7 Million Award Overturned by Texas Appeals Court
The Tenth Court of Appeals reversed the $8.7 million award after Tractor...
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