American Zurich Insurance Co. v. Samudio

OPINION

ELSA ALCALA, Justice.

Appellant, Zurich American Insurance Company (Zurich), a workers’ compensation carrier, appeals from the trial court’s judgment awarding attorney’s fees to Daniel Samudio, appellee, and dismissing its appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Zurich had filed a petition for judicial review of a final decision by the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division) that held Daniel Samudio, appellee, had a 20 percent impairment rating. In three issues, Zurich asserts that (1) the trial court had jurisdiction to determine whether…