Lee. v. Grand Prairie Independent School District – 03-25-00938-CV – Mar 12, 2026
The court dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction because the appellant’s notice of appeal was untimely filed. As a result, the underlying decision affirming the Division of Workers’ Compensation remained undisturbed.
Sanchez Guillen v. National American Insurance Company – 03-25-00372-CV – Mar 11, 2026
Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin. Macedonio Sanchez Guillen, Appellant v. National American Insurance Company, Cash Construction Company, and Richard Pena, Appellees NO. 03-25-00372-CV | Filed: March 11, 2026 FROM THE 459TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-GN-25-001140, THE HONORABLE CORY LIU, JUDGE PRESIDING Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Theofanis MEMORANDUM OPINION Rosa Lopez […]
Lee v. Grand Prairie Independent School District – 03-25-00243-CV
This case arises directly from a workers’ compensation judicial-review suit, but the court did not reach any compensability or extent-of-injury issues. Instead, the appeal was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the claimant filed her notice of appeal more than 50 days after the extended deadline, and she did not qualify for a restricted appeal. The court held that a party who participated in the trial-court hearing and filed post-judgment motions cannot use restricted-appeal procedures to cure an untimely notice of appeal.
Sanchez-Rolon Appellant v Pactiv LLC – 03-23-00031-CV – Dec 31, 2024
The 3rd Court of Appeals (Austin) affirmed the lower court’s take-nothing summary judgment against the Plaintiff-Employee in a workers’ compensation anti-retaliation action. The Court found there was no genuine issue of material fact on the causation element of the Plaintiff-Employee’s claim.
Texas Mutual Insurance Company v. Laird – 706 S.W.3d 421 – Oct 16, 2024
The 3rd Court of Appeals found that it lacked jurisdiction because, pursuant to Tex. Lab. Code § 410.258(a), the judgment was void since it had not been properly filed with the Division.
Engel v. Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation – 03-23-00077-CV – Jul 17, 2024
The 3rd Court of Appeals (Austin) affirmed the trial courts judgment dismissing the Plaintiff-Employee’s claims. The Court noted: 1) The challenge to rule 137.100 regarding the ODG failed to raise appropriate sections of the Texas APA and therefore did not waive TDI’s immunity; 2) There is no statutory conflict between the laws for 90-day finality, the one-year deadline to file a claim, and the 104-week statutory MMI; and 3) The 90-finality statute does not render the entire act unconstitutional.
In re Recess Arcade Bar LLC – 03-24-00230-CV – Jun 19, 2024
The 3rd Court of Appeals (Austin) affirmed the trial court’s order denying Defendant-Employer’s plea to the jurisdiction. The Court reasoned that exhausting administrative remedies was not necessary because “[t]here is no aspect of the personal injury suit that requires [Plaintiff-Employee] to ultimately be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits.”
Lee v. Grand Prairie Independent School District – 03-23-00454-CV – Jun 13, 2024
The 3rd Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s order granting Defendant-Employer’s plea to the jurisdiction. The Court concluded that the 45-day filing deadline in Section 410.252(a) applied, and thus, that Plaintiff-Employee timely filed her petition for judicial review.
Perl v. Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation – 03-24-00233-CV – May 2, 2024
The 3rd Court of Appeals (Austin) granted Appellant’s unopposed motion to dismiss.
Texas Political Subdivisions Joint Self-Insurance Fund v. Texas Department of Insurance-Division of Workers’ Compensation – 681 S.W.3d 491 – Oct 31, 2023
The Third Court of Appeals (Austin) concluded that political subdivisions that self-insure are liable for sanctions, administrative penalties, and other Chapter 415 remedies, as well as attorneys’ fees, and clarified that they would be liable under the new process for cancer claims only for administrative violations that occurred after the effective date of the Act.