On March 4, 2011, Doyle filed a workers compensation bad faith suit against Liberty Mutual insurer Wausau Business Insurance Corporation and its adjuster on behalf of an employee who was injured on the job in June 2009.
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), recently released its Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature. The report highlights what DWC considers “significant improvments in the system.” These “improvements” include the following:
The Texas Department of Insurance on March 9, 2011, released final disciplinary decisions for violations of Division of Workers’ Compensation rules. Among these fines were the following insurer violations:
Doyle Raizer filed a workers’ compensation insurance bad faith suit on March 23, 2011, against American Zurich Insurance Company (Zurich) and its adjuster. The suit was filed on behalf of an employee who was physically assaulted while working on the job in December 2009.
On March 25, 2011, Doyle filed a workers’ compensation bad faith lawsuit against Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company and its adjuster, on behalf of an employee who was injured on the job in April 2009. After Liberty Mutual had accepted the employee’s claim and acknowledged his injury, Liberty Mutual decided to cancel treatment and surgery in spite of its pre-authorizations.