Transcontinental Insurance Co. v. Crump

the Court,

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice MEDINA, and Justice WILLETT joined, and in which Justice JOHNSON and Justice LEHRMANN joined as to Parts I, II, IV and V.

In this workers’ compensation case, we decide three issues: (1) whether expert medical causation testimony from a treating physician relying on a differential diagnosis is reliable and, therefore, legally sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict; (2) whether the trial court erred in submitting a jury charge that defined “producing cause” without including a but-for component; and…