Legal Opinion
Harris County, Texas v. Gerald Knapp and Narciso Aurioles
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 28, 2016No. 01-15-00052-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Jane Bland, Justice
This appeal determines the division of settlement proceeds and attorney’s fees when those proceeds are subrogated to a worker’s compensation lien. Gerald Knapp, a Harris County employee, was struck by a car and injured while operating a riding mower in the course and scope of his employment. The County, a self-insured entity under the Texas worker’s compensation law, paid $19,506.24 in workers’ compensation benefits on Knapp’s behalf.
Harris County asserted its subrogation rights arising from its payment of those benefits against Knapp’s third-party settlement with…
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