City of Laredo v. Garza

OPINION

Opinion by

KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

The City of Laredo appeals the trial court’s judgment, which found that Juan Garza Jr.’s compensable injuries included L4-L5 and L5-S1 herniated discs, L5-S1 radiculopathy, and complex regional pain syndrome. The City argues that there is legally insufficient evidence that these injuries were caused by Garza’s on-the-job accident because no expert medical evidence of causation was presented at trial. In response, Garza argues that his own lay testimony is sufficient evidence of causation and that no expert testimony was needed. Because we hold that…