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Title: Mid-Century Insurance Co. v. Texas Workers Compensation Commission
Author : In the Supreme Court of Texas
Release Date : January 24, 2006
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 77 KB

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In 2001, appellee, the Texas Workers Compensation Commission (now the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers Compensation) (the Division), amended its administrative rules to require that lifetime income benefits under workers compensation (LIBs) be paid retroactively from the original date of disability. See 26 Tex. Reg. 10933 (2001) (codified at 28 Tex. Admin. Code Â§ 131.1(b) (2001)). Contending that the amended rule made it liable for LIBs months or even years before some injured employees become eligible to receive the benefits, appellant Mid-Century Insurance Company (Mid-Century) sought a declaration that this rule exceeds the Divisions statutory powers and is thus invalid. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. Â§ 37.004 (West 1997). After a bench trial, the district court rendered judgment against Mid-Century. Because we conclude that the rule exceeds the Divisions statutory authority, we will reverse and render judgment for Mid-Century.