Saturday, April 3, 2010
The following article is by Laura Grabouski. This is an important case.
Texas Court Reverses Bad Faith Verdict Based on Employment Agreement
Contributor: Laura Grabouski Van Osselaer Buchanan LLP
SUMMARY: The Eighth Court of Appeals for Texas reversed and rendered judgment in favor of a self-insured employer in a suit by a former employee for fraud, bad faith, and wrongful termination stemming from an allegedly wrongful termination of workers' compensation benefits. The court found a lack of subject matter jurisdiction because Indiana law, to which the parties had agreed, vested exclusive jurisdiction over the claims to that state's Workers' Compensation Board.
http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid=f378500a-5673-4e3c-98f2-49138e040914
Texas Court Reverses Bad Faith Verdict Based on Employment Agreement
Contributor: Laura Grabouski Van Osselaer Buchanan LLP
SUMMARY: The Eighth Court of Appeals for Texas reversed and rendered judgment in favor of a self-insured employer in a suit by a former employee for fraud, bad faith, and wrongful termination stemming from an allegedly wrongful termination of workers' compensation benefits. The court found a lack of subject matter jurisdiction because Indiana law, to which the parties had agreed, vested exclusive jurisdiction over the claims to that state's Workers' Compensation Board.
http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid=f378500a-5673-4e3c-98f2-49138e040914
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