Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Deadline for Contesting MMI Date

A Texas appellate court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the 90-day deadline for contesting a previously assessed maximum medical improvement date. Case: Engel v. Texas Department of Insurance, No, 03-23-00077-CV, 07/17/2024, published. Facts: Norman Engel was a carpenter He sustained a ruptured bicep in the course of his employment in March 2017. Engel’s employer had workers’ compensation coverage with Illinois National Insurance Co., which accepted the injury as compensable and paid for surgery to repair the bicep. In July 2017, a doctor se...