Legal Issues
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AP Rejects Claim that Pro Football Player was a Seasonal Worker
The Appeals Panel has reversed the decision of an ALJ that had...
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Supreme Court Construes Coming & Going Rule for Vicarious Liability
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed the judgment of the Court of...
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What’s Next after Commissioner Brannan’s Resignation?
Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Ryan Brannan has announced that he will...
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Waiting for Painter: Travel Case has been Pending in the Supreme court for Nearly Four Months
One year ago, the Texas Supreme Court granted a petition for review...
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The Value of Leading Questions
We investigate claims. Whether you are a claims examiner, risk manager, attorney,...
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Supreme Court to Decide Waiver of Subrogation Case
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments this month in Wausau Underwriters Insurance...
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Barred Video Leads Supreme Court to Toss $10m Award in Jones Act Case
A trial judge’s refusal to admit surveillance video of an injured worker...
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AP Rejects IR that was Reduced Because of Claimant’s Noncompliance
The Appeals Panel has reversed the decision of an ALJ that had...
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Identifying Repetitive Mental Stress Claims
Texas Law re: Mental Trauma Injuries The law is well settled in...
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Workers’ Comp Fraud 101: Be Sure to Wipe Your Pumpkin
A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Trolley driver has been charged with insurance...
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Carrier’s Dispute, Raised at BRC, Prevented Waiver of New Claim
The Appeals Panel has reversed the decision of an Administrative Law Judge...
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Excessive Billing for Post-injury Drug Testing is a Problem in Comp Too
A recent story in the Albuquerque Journal highlighted a medical billing practice...
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