TIG Premier Insurance Co. v. Pemberton

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

In 1996, John Pemberton was injured on the job when he fell over a railing and hurt his right shoulder and left knee. His employer had worker’s compensation insurance with TIG Premier Insurance (TIG), which did not contest the compensability of Pemberton’s injury. Three months after his fall, Pemberton was hospitalized and diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), ie., blood clots, in his right leg.

Two years later, after the parties could not agree on Pemberton’s impairment rating, the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) designated Dr. Leslie Bishop to…