Case Law
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Court: Coming and Going Claim Bars Vicarious Liability Claim against Employer
National workers’ compensation commentator, Thomas A. Robinson, comments on the Fort Worth...
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Court of Appeals Rejects Employer’s Exclusive Remedy Defense
A Houston Court of Appeals has determined that a fact question over...
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Court of Appeals Concludes that Heart Attack Judgment for Claimant was Void for Lack of Notice to DWC
A Houston Court of Appeals has determined that a judgment in favor...
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Court: Coming and Going Claim against Employer Barred by Exclusive Remedy Defense
The 11th Court of Appeals issued a decision determining whether an employee...
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Court of Appeals Rejects Venue Arguments in Claimant’s Appeal
The Dallas Court of Appeals tackled a thorny venue issue in a...
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Supreme Court Rejects Independent Contractor Status for Temp Staffing Worker
The Texas Supreme Court has held the exclusive remedy provision in the...
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Court Rejects Exclusive Remedy Defense in Long-Running MVA Litigation
The El Paso Court of Appeals has declined to hold as a...
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Court Affirms Award of Lifetime Income Benefits; Rejects Claim for Commuted Attorneys’ Fees
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment that a county...
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DWC Proposes Rules on Interrogatories and Revised Form on Record Checks
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has published two initiatives designed to...
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Jackson, “Jaws” and the Exclusive Remedy Rule
A Recent Dog Bite Case Explains why the Grand Bargain Exists A...
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Carriers win and lose Pair of Subrogation Decisions
A workers’ comp carrier won an appeal in the Dallas Court of...
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Man Who Fell from Singapore Hotel Balcony was not in Course & Scope of Employment
The Eastland Court of Appeals has affirmed a summary judgment granted in...
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