Legal Opinion
In Re Texas Mutual Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided February 24, 2012No. 03-10-00404-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.
This mandamus proceeding presents issues concerning the scope of the exclusive jurisdiction that the Legislature has delegated to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (“DWC”), to make initial determinations in certain disputes involving workers’ compensation benefits. After real-party-in-interest James E. Jones sued Texas Mutual Insurance Company and one of its insurance adjusters (collectively, “Texas Mutual”) asserting various causes of action predicated on Texas Mutual’s alleged delays in handling his workers’ compensa tion…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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