Legal Opinion
State Office of Risk Mgmt. v. Pena
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 1, 2018No. NUMBER 13-16-00598-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Justice Hinojosa *87Appellant the State Office of Risk Management (SORM) appeals from a judgment rendered in accordance with a jury's verdict and in favor of Arnold Pena, guardian of Juan Carlos Pena (J.C.), establishing that J.C. sustained a compensable injury while in the course and scope of his employment with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). In two issues, SORM challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury's verdict. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Pena I
This is the second appeal involving the dispute between SORM and Arnold. As…
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