Court Upholds Sanctions and Finding That Worker Was Vexatious Litigant

A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker who has been litigating his entitlement to benefits for more than 16 years was properly declared a vexatious litigant and subjected to sanctions for pursuing his latest meritless appeal of the denial of his claim. Case: Akinwamide v. Transportation Insurance Co., No. 01-15-00066-CV, 06/07/2016, published. Facts: Patrick Akinwamide worked for Automatic Data Processing. He filed a workers' compensation claim in 1989, asserting he had suffered injuries to his lungs and respiratory system due to his exposure to second-hand smoke while at work....