A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker could not get the back surgery he wanted by filing a lawsuit to purportedly "enforce" an award of lifetime medical care he received in 1989.
Case: Tijerina v. Texas Property Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, No. 03-13-00300-CV, 02/26/2015, published.
Facts: Adrian Tijerina injured his back while working at an Albertson’s grocery store in 1987.
He submitted a claim for benefits to the Industrial Accident Board, which was the predecessor to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Dissatisfied with the board&rsq...
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