Legal Opinion
In Re Metropolitan Transit Authority
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided February 28, 2011No. 01-10-00752-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE BLAND, Justice.
Metropolitan Transit Authority (“Metro”) filed a petition for writ of mandamus, requesting that this Court compel the trial court to set aside its order denying Metro’s plea to the jurisdiction for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and to enter an order granting the plea. 1 We deny the petition.
Background
The underlying case involves a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Metro employed Sharon Wilson as a bus driver. She was hurt in a motor-vehicle accident with another bus. Wilson filed a workers’ compensation claim with the Texas Department of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Charles Thompson v. Ace American Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
- Francisca Okonkwo, Administrative Law Judge, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, in Her Official Capacity and Fort Bend County v. Joshua David Heiliger, Individually, and on Behalf of the Estate of Lauren Brittane Smith, and on Behalf of Death Benefits Beneficiaries Joshua David Heiliger and Emma Destiny Heiliger, Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District2025
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