DWC Must Determine Validity of Carrier's Lien

A Texas appellate court ruled that the Division of Workers’ Compensation needed to determine whether an insurance carrier had violated the law by asserting a lien before a trial court could decide whether fraud had been committed. Case: Old Republic Risk Management v. White, No. 12-19-00144-CV, 06/12/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: In April 2014, a fire and explosion killed several workers and injured others at a Georgia-Pacific plywood mill in Corrigan. The Old Republic Insurance Co. paid benefits to the injured employees and the families of those who died. Employ...