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Case Name Transcontinental Insurance v. Crump
Date 08/27/2010
Note The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that producing cause in a workers compensation death benefits case must meet the definition for producing cause established by the court in a 2007 products liability decision.
Citation 09-0005
WCC Citation WCC 14742010 TX
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. JOYCE CRUMP, Respondent. Frito-Lay's workers' compensation carrier, Transcontinental Insurance Company, sought judicial review of the administrative award of death benefits. The trial court disagreed with Transcontinental and awarded Crump attorney's fees, as well as fees for time spent pursuing those fees. Thus, Transcontinental, the insurance carrier, was the plaintiff at trial; Crump, the claimant, was the defendant. Q. Dr. Daller, is it your opinion that the infection which Mr. Crump developed was a producing cause of his death?

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