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Reported Appellate Decisions as Lead or Co-Counsel for a Party

  • Texas Workers' Compensation Ins. Fund v. Rodriguez, 953 S.W.2d 765 (Tex. App.- Corpus Christi 1997) (Application of the Comfort Doctrine and Recreational Activity Exception to coverage in a sports injury)
  • Simplex Elec. Corp. v. Holcomb, 949 S.W.2d 446 (Tex. App.- Austin 1997) (Interpretation of statutory employer bill of rights in a workers' compensation case)
  • Hernandez v. Texas Workers' Compensation Ins. Fund, 946 S.W.2d 904 (Tex. App. - Eastland 1997) (Jurisdictional determination in appeal of maximum medical improvement in workers' compensation case)
  • Commercial Union Ins. Co. v. Spaw-Glass Corp., Inc., 877 S.W.2d 538 (Tex. App. - Austin 1994) (Duty of Contractor to retain under McGregor Act)
  • Lowe v. U.S. Shoe Corp., 849 S.W.2d 888 (Tex. App. - Houston 1993) (Burden of proof in equitable bill of review proceeding)
  • Gadison v. Economy Mud Products Co., 964 S.W. 2d 652 (Tex App - Houston [14th Dist.] 1997) (Jurisdiction of trial court in employee's discrimination suit against employer)
  • Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. Hazel Stohlik, 995 S.W.2d 939 (Tex. App. - Fort Worth 1999) (Application of single employer rule to computation of average weekly wage for union employees)
  • In re Yvette Ryan, 993 S.W.2d 294 (Tex. App. - San Antonio 1999)
  • Brown v. Kinney Shoe Corp., 237 F.3d556(5th Cir. 2001) (Application of punitive damages and Batson Challenges in race discrimination case)
  • Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund v. Martinez, 30 SW3d 490 (Tex. App. - Texarkana; 2000) (Evaluation of enforceability of Benefit Dispute Agreement in workers' compensation proceeding)
  • Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund v. Lopez, 21 S.W.3d 358 (Tex. App. San Antonio; 2000) (Applicability of Robinson standards to causation testimony in workers' compensation case)
  • Silvey v. Ins. Co. of Pennsylvania, Cause No. 04-01-00623-CV-4th Court of Appeals San Antonio; 2001. (Affirmance of trial court's judgment in favor of carrier reversing Appeals Panel Decision on impairment rating)
  • McGatlin v. Hartford Ins. Co., 94 S.W.3d 311 (Tex. App - Texarkana) (Dispute relating to TWCC's jurisdiction to entertain motion for rehearing in workers' compensation appeal)
  • Continental Casualty v. Downs, 81 S.W.3d 803 (Tex.; 2002) (Dispute relating to carrier's waiver of right to dispute compensability)
  • American Casualty Co. v. Martin, _S.W.2d_(Tex. App. - Dallas; 2003) (Election of remedies dispute and finding in favor of carrier on issue of employer's waiver of reimbursement)
  • Valley Forge v. Austin, _S.W._ (Tex.; 2003) (Supreme Court review of election of remedies defense and whether it is abrogated to statute)
  • Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund, _S.W.3d_ (Tex. App. - Amarillo; 2003) (Court affirming carrier's right to assert election of remedies between suit against employer on workers' compensation claim)
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