Supreme Court Says Comp Act Barred Worker's Malicious Prosecution Claim against Carrier

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a permanently disabled worker and his wife cannot seek a judicial remedy for their allegations that an insurance carrier and its claims adjuster had engaged in a decade-long pattern of fraudulent conduct – which included a conspiracy to get them criminally prosecuted on baseless charges – in an effort to control the cost of his claim. Last year, the state's 7th District Court of Appeals ruled that Edward Glenn Johnson and his wife Natalie could seek a civil remedy from the Old Republic Insurance Co., its claims services contractor and ...