Legal Opinion
Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund v. Alcorta
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided March 17, 1999No. 04-97-00882-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The instant dispute concerns the propriety of an order apportioning attorney’s fees out of a workers’ compensation subrogation recovery. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court’s order and remand the cause to the trial court.
Factual and Procedural History
The parties stipulated to the underlying facts. On January 6,1995, during the course and scope of his employment, Abel Alcorta was injured in an automobile accident due to the negligence of Amber Starr. At the time of the accident, Alcorta’s employer was covered by a workers’ compensation policy issued by Texas Workers’…
3Cases cited7 opinions
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