by Carol Sims | Jun 24, 2016
In a case with critical consequences for the hard-fought improvements to the workers’ compensation system since 1989, the Texas Supreme Court today ruled that a court-approved settlement between an employee and the employer’s workers’ compensation...
by Carol Sims | Jun 21, 2016
In an important case involving Chapter 95, TCPRC, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that while Chapter 95 precludes negligence lawsuits brought by independent contractors against a property owner arising from a condition or use of an improvement to real property, it...
by Carol Sims | Jun 3, 2016
In an important decision for Texas employers and general contractors who use consolidated insurance programs (“CIPs”) for construction projects, the Texas Supreme Court today ruled that subcontractors covered by CIPs are “deemed employees” for...