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CITY OF BELLAIRE v. JOHNSON

No. 11-0933.

400 S.W.3d 922 (2013)

CITY OF BELLAIRE and Rosa Larson, Petitioners, v. Elbert JOHNSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 7, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Hightower , Patricia L. Hayden , Houston, TX, for Petitioner City of Bellaire and Rosa Larson.

D. Shaw Clifford , Lennon C. Wright , Sean K. McPherson , Houston, TX, for Respondent Elbert Johnson.

PER CURIAM.

The Texas Labor Code provides that "[r]ecovery of workers' compensation benefits is the exclusive remedy of an employee covered by workers' compensation insurance." TEX. LAB.CODE § 408.001(a).1 In Port Elevator-Brownsville, L.L.C. v. Casados, 358 S.W.3d 238 (Tex.2012), we held that, with certain exceptions not relevant in that case or this one, an employee cannot avoid this statutory...

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