Legal Issues
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Appeals Panel Concludes that DD Can Use Two Tables to Rate Knee Injury
The appeals panel has reversed a hearing officer’s determination and rendered a...
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Appeals Panel Clarifies MMI/IR Requirements
The Appeals Panel has reversed a hearing officer’s determination that a designated...
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Court Finds ROCIP Contractor Protected by Exclusive Remedy Doctrine
The Beaumont court of appeals has affirmed the dismissal of an employee’s...
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Governor Abbott Reappoints Brannan Commissioner Of Workers’ Compensation
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Ryan Brannan of Austin Commissioner of Workers'...
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Court of Appeals Finds Carrier’s Suit for Judicial Review to be Moot
The Austin Court of Appeals has ordered the dismissal of a carrier’s...
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Appeals Panel Finds that Employer’s Bona Fide Offer was Invalid
The appeals panel has reversed a hearing officer’s determination that an employer...
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San Antonio Court of Appeals Splits Over the Meaning of “Issue” in a Course and Scope Case
The San Antonio court of appeals has reversed a judgment that concluded...
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Court Reverses LIBs Ruling; Remands for Trial
The Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist] has issued an important decision...
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Five Things You Should Know About Subrogation in Texas Workers’ Compensation Cases
First Money Rule. “The first money paid [to] or recovered by the...
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Insurance Carrier Claim Adjusting and Plain Language Notices; PLN-1 and PLN-11
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) reminds system...
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Grace Period for Non-subscriber Reporting
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is providing...
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An Analysis of DWC v. Jones: the SIBs Agreement Case Pending at the Texas Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Texas has agreed to decide a case that...
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