Court Dismisses Carrier's Challenge to Compensability Finding

A Texas appellate court dismissed an insurance carrier’s challenge to a trial judge’s finding of compensability for a worker’s death, ruling that the judgment entered had been void. Case: Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Laird, No. 03-24-00369-CV, 10/16/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: After William Laird died in a work-related accident, his widow filed a workers’ compensation claim on behalf of herself and her three minor children. Laird’s employer had workers’ compensation coverage with Texas Mutual Insurance Co., and the carrier contested th...