Workers’ Compensation Insurer Defends Suspension Of Benefits At Settlement

Mealey's (March 10, 2020, 11:18 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — Texas law, common sense and the need to avoid potential schemes aimed at delay permit a workers’ compensation insurer to suspend payments at the time a claimant reaches a settlement with a third party, an insurer told the Texas Supreme Court in a March 6 reply brief (Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Maria Garcia, et al., No. 19-0610, Tex. Sup.)....