Since Harris County is not as Plaintiff Friendly as other areas of Texas, insurance companies tend to use this as leverage in negotiations. Although the trend is gradually shifting, Harris County is still relatively conservative, so verdicts are generally not as big as in other Texas jurisdictions. Read more about that further down when compared with Hidalgo, Willacy and Cameron Counties. What Is The Difference Between Claimant And Plaintiff? A claimant is a person or business entity that files a claim for benefits under the provisions of an insurance policy. The word "plaintiff" isn't ... Continue Reading
Not Your Typical Texas Workers’ Compensation Case
Texas Non-Subscribers Do Not Have Workers’ Compensation Coverage! Over the years, our firm has handled work injury cases for injured Texans employed by Texas Non-Subscribers. Our clients were injured employees who were being denied, what they thought, were workers’ compensation benefits. We found out that these were not workers’ compensation cases. But, if it these claims were not traditional Texas Workers’ Compensation claims, what are they? These are Texas non-subscriber claims. If you work for any of the following companies and you get injured on the job, your claim is not a workers’ ... Continue Reading