Worker Purportedly Represented by Husband Loses Appeal Due to Defective Pleadings

A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for injury due to her failure to challenge all the grounds alleged in the plea to the jurisdiction and motion to dismiss. Case: Pickens v. Hartford Insurance, No. 09-21-00052-CV, 11/03/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Roshell Denise Pickens filed a workers’ compensation claim against her employer, which was insured by Hartford Insurance. Hartford denied the claim, and the case proceeded to an administrative hearing where the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation determined that Pickens did ...