Worker Fails to Prove Causal Connection Between Injuries, Prior Accident

A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional benefits for a 1994 accident, since he did not establish a causal connection to his condition. Case: Menchaca v. Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania, No. 01-18-01122-CV, 11/03/2020, published. Facts: Vicente A. Menchaca worked as a machinist for Baker Hughes Inc. He suffered injuries while at work in 1994. The Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania was the workers’ compensation insurance provider for Baker. In December 1995, the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission found that Menchaca was ent...