Court Tosses Self-Represented Worker's Attempt to Appeal Non-Final Order

A Texas appellate court tossed a self-represented worker’s appeal of the dismissal of her claim against a forklift company as interlocutory. Case: Phillips v. Texas Department Insurance, No. 05-22-00120-CV, 04/19/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Deloris Phillips filed a lawsuit against the Raymond Corp. and others for injuries she allegedly sustained in a forklift accident, acting as her own attorney. Raymond filed a motion to dismiss the action as baseless, and the trial judge granted it. Phillips appealed. The Court of Appeals for the 5th District of Texas instructed...