Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sonic Systems International, Inc.

OPINION

WANDA M. FOWLER, Justice.

Two causes are before us, both stemming from a workers’ compensation case in which a former employee of Sonic Systems International, Inc., a Texas corporation, was injured on the job while working in Alabama. Texas Mutual Insurance Co. (“TMI”), Sonic’s workers’ compensation carrier, denied coverage for the injury, and Sonic filed suit against TMI for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and deceptive trade practices claims (the “contract claims”). Subsequently, Sonic also sought reimbursement under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act…