Worker's Flub in Serving DWC Voids Trial Court Judgment

A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial court judgment was void because a worker failed to serve his proposed judgment on the Division of Workers’ Compensation 30 days before it was signed. Case: Harris County v. Dogan, No. 01-19-01006-CV, 09/16/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: In March 2016, Levent Dogan suffered a heart attack while training to become a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Dogan filed a workers’ compensation claim, which the self-insured county contested. A hearing officer found the heart attack was not caused by a specific event in t...