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- Title: American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pa. v. Martin
- Author : Texas Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 06, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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AFFIRM and Opinion OPINION This appeal involves the construction and application of several provisions of the Texas Labor Code involving workers' compensation benefits. In two issues, appellant American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania (""American Casualty"") challenges the trial court's summary judgment ruling concerning required notice of an injury and the jury's verdict concerning a purported election of remedies by appellee Jay P. Martin. In three additional issues, cross-appellant The Sequel Group, d/b/a Just Technical Associates (""Just Technical Associates"") challenges the trial court's ruling concerning Just Technical Associates's right to reimbursement for payments made to or on behalf of its employee, Martin. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. Background Martin was the chief executive officer of a computer consulting company, Just Technical Associates. On November 17, 1998, Martin piloted the company plane to a business meeting in Monroe, Louisiana. Shortly after the plane took off to return to Texas, it went down. Martin was badly injured and unconscious; he was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Louisiana. While he was unconscious at the hospital, two Louisiana employees of Just Technical Associates heard about the plane crash and went to the hospital. These employees gave hospital personnel a Just Technical Associates card identifying the company's health care carrier, Prudential. For some time, Martin's medical expenses were submitted to Prudential. However, Martin never discussed insurance coverage of any sort with personnel at St. Francis.