Rodriguez v. American Home Assurance Co.

KILGARLIN, Justice.

This case involves the proof needed to set aside a compromise settlement agreement in a workers’ compensation case. Ana B. Rodriguez was injured in the course and scope of her employment at the Del Monte Corporation in Crystal City, Texas. Believing that she had suffered only a back sprain, she entered into a compromise settlement agreement with Del Monte’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier, American Home Assurance Company, for $3,600 and two years of future medical expenses. After settlement, a myelogram was performed revealing that Rodriguez had suffered a herniated…