by Matt Lewis | May 26, 2020 | workers Compensation
The Texas Labor Code defines an injury according to Texas workers’ compensation law in Section 411.011. That section indicates that an injury is damage or harm to the physical structure of the body and a disease or infection naturally resulting from the damage or...
by Dan Morris | May 21, 2020 | Personal Injury, workers Compensation
“We got in a wreck on my way to the derrick.” This is a phrase that we hear all too often. Texas is one of the states that has led the way to the United States being an oil exporter as opposed to an importer. Our roughnecks are the epitome of the American...
by Matt Lewis | May 19, 2020 | workers Compensation
What Does Course And Scope of Employment mean? Course and scope of employment is defined in the Texas Labor Code as an activity of any kind or character that has to do with and originates in the work, business, trade, or profession of the employer and that is...
by Matt Lewis | May 12, 2020 | workers Compensation
If you are the spouse of a first responder who died in a work-related accident, you should be receiving a weekly or monthly check from the employer’s insurance company for the rest of your life. If you are not, that is a reason to seek assistance right away....
by Dan Morris | May 7, 2020 | Personal Injury, workers Compensation
You’ve just gotten in an accident in a company truck. What happens now? You have a lot of questions that need to be answered. The questions should include: Does it matter if I was a passenger or the driver?Whose fault was the accident?Do I pursue...
by Matt Lewis | May 5, 2020 | workers Compensation
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Act requires an employer’s insurance company to pay death benefits to all legal and eligible beneficiaries after a work-related injury that results in the death of an employee. The most common beneficiary is the workers’...
