Legal Opinion
Texas Employers Insurance Ass'n v. Puckett
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 21, 1991No. 01-90-00291-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAM BASS, Justice.
This is a suit for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. Texas Employers Insurance Association appeals a jury verdict of approximately $1.9 million.
We affirm.
Howell Puckett, appellee, was injured while working for Bechtel Petroleum, Inc. Texas Employers Insurance Association (TEIA), Bechtel’s workers’ compensation carrier, began to pay weekly benefits to Howell. Following surgery, Howell was unable to return to work and his disability worsened. On September 19, 1984, TEIA terminated his weekly compensation benefits, allegedly informing him that their…
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- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. HaslipSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Arnold v. National County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
- Aranda v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Alamo National Bank v. KrausTexas Supreme Court · 1981
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