Apresa v. Montfort Insurance Co.

OPINION

BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a workers’ compensation case wherein the jury found that Appellant failed to give requisite notice of his claim to the Industrial Accident Board within one year of the date of the accident. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This appeal turns primarily on the actions and/or inactions of Appellant’s trial counsel in failing to present evidence of timely notice to the Industrial Accident Board (“IAB”) within one year of the date of Appellant’s unfortunate accident. The record in the instant case shows that…