Employer Liable for Prejudgment Interest to Providers

A Texas employer who failed to timely pay for medical services provided to its injured employee could not avoid liability for prejudgment interest by making partial payments to the providers it had stiffed on the eve of trial.Case: Hand & Wrist Center of Houston v. Republic Services Inc., No. 14-12-00089-CV, 04/30/2013, published.Facts: An employee of Republic Services Inc. sought medical services from the Hand & Wrist Center of Houston and the SCA Houston Hospital for Specialized Surgery. Republic signed a "Letter of Guarantee," promising to pay for the services rendered. Hand & W...