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Court Upholds Jury Verdict on Compensability of Worker's Occupational Disease

By WorkCompCentral

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 | 0

A Texas appellate court rejected an insurance carrier's challenge to a jury's finding that a worker had given her employer timely notice of her occupational disease and that she was entitled to benefits. Case: Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania v. Hughes, No. 10-12-00414-CV, 04/16/2015, published. Facts: Merle A. Hughes filed a claim with the Texas Worker's Compensation Commission seeking an award of benefits for an alleged occupational disease. The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Worker's Compensation found she had suffered a compensable injury in the for...

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