Texas Mutual Prevails Against Bad Faith Suit

Texas Mutual Insurance Co. won summary judgment against a bad faith lawsuit after a Guadalupe County judge concluded that the carrier had engaged in an honest, "bona fide" dispute.The carrier announced the dismissal of the suit that an injured worker had filed after the carrier had challenged the compensability of a spinal injury.Charles Durst Jr., the injured worker, was hurt while working for a golf course in New Braunfels. Texas Mutual paid medical and income benefits, but contested the compensability of a back injury because Durst had a pre-existing degenerative spine condition. Durst file...