Legal Opinion
Schade v. Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided April 8, 2004No. 03-03-00379-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. KENNETH LAW, Chief Justice.
In this case, we consider the statutory authority of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission to conduct a “desk” review of selected case files and certain billing and business practices of physicians who treat patients in the workers’ compensation system. We also review the nature of “administrative subpoenas” and the proper standard of review of those subpoenas under article I, section 9 of the Texas Constitution. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
BACKGROUND
Chris Schade is a licensed medical doctor who treats…
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