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MANBECK v. AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST.

No. 11-0429.

381 S.W.3d 528 (2012)

Charles MANBECK, Petitioner, v. AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Dean McClellan , Richard Pena , Law Offices of Richard Pena, P.C., Chadwick David Lee , Attorney at Law, Austin, TX, Wade Fisher Stewart , Law Offices of Wade F. Stewart, Houston, TX, for Charles Manbeck.

Christina Lynn Mayfield , Gregory D. Solcher , Robert D. Stokes , Flahive, Ogden & Latson, P.C., Ronald M. `Ron' Johnson , Office of Attorney General Financial & Tax Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Austin Independent School District.

PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation case, the Austin Independent School District (AISD) argues that it is immune from an award of attorney fees granted to its injured employee. We agree and accordingly reverse in part the judgment of the court of appeals.

Charles Manbeck, an AISD employee, injured himself on the job while tightening a door closer. AISD, a self-insured governmental entity deemed an "insurance carrier" under the Texas Workers' Compensation...

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