Worker Gets Lifetime Benefits for 'Incurable Imbecility' From Traumatic Brain Injury

A Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s award of lifetime income benefits to a worker for a traumatic brain injury, finding it caused "incurable imbecility."  Case: El Paso Independent School District v. Portillo, No. 08-21-00021-CV, 01/30/2023, published. Facts: Alejandro Portillo worked for the El Paso Independent School District as a heating and air conditioning technician. He suffered injuries in September 2013 when he fell from a ladder while trying to assist a co-worker. Portillo was diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury as well as a cervical spra...