Carrier Gets Dismissal of Paraplegic Worker's Claims for Delayed, Unpaid Medical Expenses

In a long-running and procedurally complex dispute between an insurance carrier and paraplegic worker, a Texas appellate court ruled that the carrier was entitled to dismissal of the worker’s claims of delayed or unpaid medical expenses based on the man's failure to exhaust his administrative remedies. Case: In re Sentry Insurance, No. 11-21-00107-CV, 07/30/2021, 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 insuranc...