Kathryne Vause v. Liberty Insurance Corporation and Justin A. Smith

OPINION

Opinion by:

Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice

This is an appeal from a summary judgment rendered in favor of appellees, Liberty Insurance Corp. and Justin A. Smith. In the underlying lawsuit, appellant, Kathryn Vause, sued appellees for violations of the Texas Insurance Code, violations of the Texas Labor Code, and for violations of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code (“the DTPA”) arising from appellees’ denial of appellant’s claim for an October 16, 2006, knee injury she sustained while at work.

BACKGROUND

There is no dispute that appellant slipped and fell while working at a Chili’s…