Legal Issues
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Texas Supreme Court Grants Petition in SIBs Agreement Case
The Supreme Court of Texas has granted the petition for review of...
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Court Reverses “Death Penalty Sanctions” Against WC Subscriber
The Dallas court of appeals has ordered the reversal of the judgment...
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Courts Dismiss Two WC-Based Declaratory Judgment Claims
In the last two weeks of December 2015, two different courts of...
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear OCIP Case
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a petition for review and scheduled...
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What do the PBO Results for Health Care Providers Tell us about the Texas WC System?
The Performance Based Oversight results for health care providers were posted by...
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Precedents: The Journey to Shortsville
Can an employee be outside the course and scope of employment when...
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Appeals Panel Finds Claimant had No Good Cause to Miss DD Exam
The Appeals Panel has reversed a Hearing Officer’s determination that an injured...
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Appeals Panel Rules Evidence Insufficient to Include Knee Injury
The Appeals Panel has reversed a Hearing Officer’s determination that a claimant’s...
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Court Finds Death on Business Trip Outside the Course and Scope of Employment
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court’s ruling that...
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Appeals Panel Renders Decision for Carrier in 90-day Finality Case
The Appeals Panel has reversed a Hearing Officer’s determination that a certification...
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Court Finds Plastic Surgeon is Qualified to Evaluate Eye Injury
The Houston 14th Court of Appeals has determined that a plastic surgeon...
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AP Decision Highlights the Value of Alternate Impairment Ratings
The Appeals Panel has issued a decision that remands a case to...
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