Worker Can Proceed Only With Claim That Carrier Breached Settlement

A Texas appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was entitled to dismissal of a worker’s claims that it failed to make timely payment of medical expenses, but not his claims for alleged failure to perform under the terms of a settlement agreement. Case: In re Sentry Insurance, Nos. 11-20-00240-CV and 11-20-00241-CV, 11/06/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Donald Bristow worked for the Nunn Manufacturing Co. In September 1990, he suffered injuries that left him paraplegic. Sentry Insurance was the workers’ compensation insurance provider for Nunn at the t...