Continental Casualty Co. v. Rivera

OPINION

JAN P. PATTERSON, Justice.

Continental Casualty Company appeals from the district court’s dismissal for want of jurisdiction of Continental’s suit for judicial review. Continental sought review of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decisions that (i) Continental did not file a timely appeal with the Commission’s appeals panel and (ii) claimant, Esther Rivera, sustained a compensable injury. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the district court’s order of dismissal.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The pertinent facts of this case are not in dispute. In the underlying Commission…