Trial Judge Lost Jurisdiction to Amend Worker's Award After Issuing Final Order

A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge lacked jurisdiction to make substantive changes to a worker’s award four months after having issued an order that fully resolved the dispute between the parties. Case: Texas Alliance of Energy Producers-Workers’ Compensation Self-Insured Group Trust v. Bennett, No. 09-16-00437-CV, 05/17/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: John Bennett worked for Hercules Transport as a truck driver. He suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident in August 2006 and filed a workers’ compensation claim against Hercules. Hercules ha...