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DALLAS NAT. INS. CO. v. DE LA CRUZ

No. 13-0814.

470 S.W.3d 56 (2015)

DALLAS NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Gloria DE LA CRUZ, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: August 28, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail Ann Lane , Jason Andrew Schmidt , Lewis & Backhaus, P.C., Dallas, Robert Craig Turner , Phillip L. Wray , The Silvera Firm, Dallas, for Petitioner.

Robert E. Riojas , The Riojas Law Firm, P.C., El Paso, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation case, the trial court awarded Gloria De La Cruz lifetime income benefits (LIBs) pursuant to Section 408.161 of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act (the Act). TEX. LAB. CODE § 408.161. The award was based on De La Cruz's claim that an injury to her back extended to and affected both her feet at or above the ankle, causing permanent, total loss of use of them. The court of appeals affirmed. We reverse and render...

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