Court Reverses Trial Judge's Determination of Carrier's Subrogation Interest

A Texas appellate court overturned a trial court’s determination that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier was not entitled to recover the $350,000 it paid in medical benefits for a teacher’s injuries before her death. Case: East Texas Educational Insurance Association v. Jones, No. 09-24-00191-CV, 05/28/2026, published. Facts and procedural history: Mary Louise Jones worked as a teacher for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District. In May 2008, she was part of a group of teachers who traveled to Mexico for a Spanish immersion progr...