Magistrate Judge: Prior Injury Made Workers' Comp Benefits Denial Reasonable

TYLER, Texas - Because an insurer's denial of workers' compensation benefits was in line with a decision by the Texas Department of Insurance - Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC), a Texas federal magistrate judge on Jan. 31 found no support for an employee's bad faith claims (Mark Parmer v. Travelers Indemnity Co., No. 6:11-cv-00311, E.D. Texas; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11474). Full story on lexis.com