Legal Issues
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Intentional Injuries and the Substantial Certainty Rule
As a general rule, the existence of workers’ compensation coverage bars the...
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AP Reverses ALJ Who Misstated the Evidence in Intoxication Case
The Appeals Panel has reversed an ALJ’s Decision and Order and remanded...
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Debra Knight Named New Compliance Chief at DWC
Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Cassie Brown announces Debra Knight as the new...
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Texas Supreme Court Will Hear Chicas Case; Resolve Jurisdictional Question
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a petition for review in a...
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Workers’ Compensation Weekly Benefit Rates Set for October 1, 2018 Through September 30, 2019
The Division of Workers’ Compensation has announced that the workers’ compensation state...
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AP Renders Decision for Carrier in Intoxication Case
The Appeals Panel has reversed an ALJ’s Decision and Order and rendered...
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in a Second Subrogation Waiver Case
The Texas Supreme Court, on September 17, 2018, heard arguments in a...
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Appeals Panel Concludes ALJ Exceeded the Scope of his Authority in Second CCH
An ALJ who heard a case on remand erred in addressing the...
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Court Reverses Ruling Against Carrier in Death Case
A Texas Court of Appeals has concluded that an employer is not...
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Supreme Court Declines to Review Travel Case
The Texas Supreme Court has denied a petition for review filed by...
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Refinery Entitled to Judgment Based on Exclusive Remedy Defense
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has affirmed the judgment of a trial...
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Carrier had no Duty to Defend Employer under EL Policy Exclusion
The Texarkana Court of Appeals has affirmed the judgment of a trial...
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