Legal Opinion
State Office of Risk Management v. Lawton
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided April 16, 2008No. 10-07-00072-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment, wherein the trial court found that the State Office of Risk Management (SORM) had waived its right to contest the compensability of an injury sustained by Mary Lawton while in the course and scope of her employment with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 1 In one issue, SORM contends that it did not waive its right to contest the extent of Lawton’s injury under section 409.021 of the Labor Code. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Lawton was injured and diagnosed with a knee contusion on July 5. On July 6, SORM received…
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